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Survey of London
… who tended lands in the region of the modem Beaufort Gardens, Beauchamp Place and Ovington Square; it evokes an … that period. Interspersed between these walled nursery gardens were occasional cottages and, more particularly, … now covered respectively by the sites of Beaufort Gardens, Beauchamp Place and Ovington Square, before the …
Survey of London
… detached piece occupied the site of the present Ennismore Gardens. The holding comprised portions of the fields or … from the dust and noise of Brompton Road by good front gardens, trees or shrubs, and in some cases shared carriage … the years; many of the houses were stuccoed and the front gardens of all were severely curtailed by road widenings. The …
Survey of London
… land immediately adjoining. Further west. Queen's Gardens was developed in about 176870, debouching into the … from Meymott's buildings at the corner of Queen's Gardens a further five were built, three under agreement with … a small plot of land along Brompton Road east of Queen's Gardens (now on the site of Harrods) with six houses. These …
A Dictionary of London
… Close and meadows called Brownesclose on the west of the gardens called "le More," or "le Moore mede," 31 H. VIII. …