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| Craven Hill Gardens |
Location: 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, Bayswater, London, England
Coordinates: 51°30′46″N 0°10′56″W
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| Craven Hill Gardens |
Craven Hill Gardens is a garden square bordering the Paddington and Bayswater areas within the City of Westminster, London. It largely consists of Victorian era properties now either hotels or residences, but is notable for the presence of The Hempel Hotel, an upmarket hotel, and Kenneth Frampton's Corringham, an architecturally interesting residential block.
History of Craven Hill Gardens:
For a detailed history of the Craven Hill Gardens area, see the historical material on the Corringham site or the "Paddington: Bayswater" section from "A History of the County of Middlesex". A summary of the former is:
In 1733 William 3rd Baron Craven bought Upton Farm with its 9 acres of land in the common fields of Bayswater. He replaced the farm with a large house and accompanying grounds, ponds and buildings, the construction of which were permitted provided that in the event of another plague, the buildings would be converted to a hospital. This estate was passed as whole through the family until 1825 when it was divided amongst the heirs of William 7th Baron Craven. These parts were then variously developed and/or sold in tandem with the growth and development of the surrounding area, what was referred to as a "great aristocratic town" during the mid to late 1800's. During this period Whiteley's grew as a luxurious shopping destination (although the present building was not completed until 1911), and both Paddington Station and the Underground were introduced into the area.
The numerous maps of the greater London area dating from the 1700s onwards show the transition over a period of 100 years. The majority of the area appears to have been built in the 1840s and 1850s. Compare the farmland of 1786 to the moderate buildings of the 1825 to the urban density of 1889.......Wikipedia >>
