Warwick Square
Warwick Square was designed and constructed in the early 1840s as part of Thomas Cubitt’s development plan for Pimlico. The westward view from the garden towards St Gabriel’s Church was a component of Cubitt’s […]
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Parks, Pimlico
Pimlico Gardens
Situated by the River Thames at the southern end of St George’s Square, and rather like a continuation of it, Pimlico Gardens is a small riverside park. It was planted in 1915 with […]
Parks, Pimlico, Squares
St George’s Square Park
[box type=”info” border=”full”]Did you know: St George’s Square is London’s only residential square open to the River Thames. The first residents moved to the square in 1854. Until 1874 the square had its […]
History, Pimlico
John Marius Wilson's description of Pimlico
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson’s “Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales” described Pimlico like this: Pimlico, a section of St. George-Hanover Square parish, Westminster, Middlesex; extending from Buckingham-Gate to Chelsea, around a convergence […]
Belgravia, History, Pimlico, Victoria
Thomas Cubitt and Eccleston Square
Pimlico, originally known as the Neat House Gardens was famous for its wholesome produce of herbs and vegetables. By 1820 the Neat House Gardens had become urban fringe and in addition to […]
History, Maps, Pimlico
Pimlico in 1827
Maps of Pimlico – 1827 Christopher (1786-1855) and John Greenwood (fl.1821-1840) were brothers and cartographers who produced large-scale maps of England and Wales in the 1820s. Their partnership began in 1821, using […]
History, Pimlico
90 Claverton Street
During WWII, in the evening of 22nd September 1940, at 11.36pm, a high explosive bomb detonated on 90 Claverton Street in Pimlico. The building, as well as adjacent 94 Grosvenor Road suffered […]
History, Westminster
St George Hanover Square (1724 till 1889)
Between 1724 and 1889, Pimlico was part of what was known as ‘St George Hanover Square’, a civil parish in the centre of London. The creation of the parish was accompanied by the […]
