Hoxton Square

Hoxton Square

Hoxton Square is a garden square situated in Hoxton in the London Borough of Hackney, in London's East End. Formerly home to industrial premises, since the 1990s it has become the heart of the Hoxton arts and media scene, as well as being a hub of the thriving local entertainment district. Since the year 2000 the square's buildings, largely of Victorian vintage, have become host to a variety of bars, restaurants and clubs. In the summer, the square is extremely popular.

The south side of the square is home to the White Cube art gallery, known for representing a number of the movement of Young British Artists.

History

From 1699 to 1729 an Academy, offering a wide curriculum and also allowing "free enquiry" by its students, was situated in the square. Samuel Pike, who lived in a house in the square, offered theological teaching from 1750. Samuel Morton Savage opened his Hoxton Square Academy there. The Academy closed in 1785. [" [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22124 Private Education from the Sixteenth Century] : Developments from the 16th to the early 19th century." From "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1: Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, The Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes to 1870, Private Education from Sixteenth Century" (1969), pp. 241-55. Date accessed: 20 April 2007.]

The Christian theologian John Thomas was born in Hoxton Square in 1805, [ [http://www.christadelphia.org/books/elpisbionotes.htm Biographical Notes] from Thomas' "Elpis Israel"] and in 1810 the square was home to Peter Durand, who filed the first English patent for the process of tinning food.

James Parkinson (1755-1824), the physician (author of "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy", the subject of which is now known as Parkinson's disease), was in practice at 1 Hoxton Square, which is commemorated with a blue plaque on the site.

Today, Hoxton Square serves as an area to relax, housing art galleries, plenty of bars and pubs and is home to Sh! Women's Erotic Emporium.

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