Paeonies in Greenwich Park
Paeonia Lactiflora ‘Bowl of Beauty’.
Michèle Meilland in Greenwich Park
Francis Meilland introduced this wonderful, stunning pink rose in 1945. ‘They look like porcelain’, was one description I read. The rose was bred from ‘Joanna Hill’ and ‘Peace’.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Percy Circus (no.60)
Percy Circus is named after Robert Percy Smith, the brother of a Director of the New River Company and this was the last development on land belonging to the Company, begun in 1841 and completed in 1853. The northern end of Percy … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Myddelton Square (no.57)
Myddelton Square was named after Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560-1631), a successful businessman who planned and partly financed the New River water supply to London from Hertfordshire. This square is on land owned by the New River Company and developed for housing alongside Claremont … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, 1862, Wilmington Square, (no.55)
Wilmington Square was built between 1818 and 1840 on land which belonged to the Northampton family, the Spa Fields Estate. The building here followed on from the development of Wood Close. The estate remained privately owned until 1949. The square is named … Continued
