Mecklenburgh Square

Mecklenburgh Square is a Grade II listed square in the King's Cross area of the former parish and borough of St Pancras, in the London Borough of Camden. The square and its garden were part of the Foundling Estate, a residential development of 1792–1825 on fields surrounding and owned by the Foundling Hospital. The square was named in honour of King George III's queen, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. It was begun in 1804, but was not completed until 1825. It is notable for the number of historic terraced houses that directly overlook the square and Mecklenburgh Square Garden. The garden itself is accessible only to residents holding a key, except during special occasions like the Open Garden Squares Weekend, when it is open to all visitors. In the face of proposals for its partial redevelopment, in 1938 the Georgian Group campaigned to preserve the square, staging a successful fundraising ball and fair in the gardens. The group aimed to ensure ‘that as many people as possible may see Mecklenburgh Square as it is now: one of the last perfect examples of Georgian architecture in London’. The square is perhaps best known as the home of some of the most celebrated writers of the early 20th century, including Virginia Woolf, who lived at no. 37. The square was damaged by enemy bombs in 1940. The garden was laid out between 1809 and 1810 as the centrepiece of the newly developed

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