- Cavendish Square
:"For the square of this name in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador ,Canada , seeCavendish Square, St. John's , and for that inClaremont, Cape Town inSouth Africa , seeCavendish Square, Cape Town ."Cavendish Square is a square near the squares of thePortman Estate inLondon . It is in the postal district of W1H, at the eastern end ofWigmore Street , which connects it toPortman Square to its west.It was first laid out for the 2nd Earl of Oxford by John Prince, beginning in 1717 as the first development on the Earl's London estate. It was named after the Earl's wife Henrietta Cavendish-Hollace, but the bursting of the
South Sea Bubble delayed further work. It included various nobles' London residences, including the Duke of Portland, the Duke of Chandos (though his house on the square was never completed), Princess Amelia Sophia (in which house she died), and theLane Baronets .Near to
Harley Street , it is also noted as a site for medical practices such as those ofJames Paget . The artistRobert William Sievier lived on the square, and David Williams ran a chapel there. TheWest London Synagogue is also sited there. The Royal College of Nursing has its headquarters in Cavendish square.ee also
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List of eponymous roads in London External links
* [http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/cavendish_square_7f3.html Cavendish Square at londontown.com]
* [http://www.georgianindex.net/London/squares/l_square.html www.georgianindex.net]
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