n°44

the West side of Berkeley Square
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Berkeley Square was developed in the 1730, on lands taking their name from Lord Berkeley who, after being a Royalist commander during the Civil War, acquired lands North of Piccadilly at the Restoration. In 1696 the Berkeley family sold their house in Piccadilly (in the southern part of the Berkeley estate) to the Duke of Devonshire, who imposed the proviso that the view from his new house should not be obstructed on the North side by any building on the remaining Berkeley estates. So Berkeley Square consisted of houses only on the East and West sides, which explains its elongated shape. N° 42-46 are original, n°44 being by William Kent.

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N°44 in its row of terrace houses
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N°44 seen behind the trees of the garden
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