Orme Square
Orme Square is a square in Bayswater, London, England, off the north side of Bayswater Road and on the north-west corner of Hyde Park, overlooking Kensington Gardens.
1–2 Orme Square, Bayswater, London, W2
Origin of Name
It is named after the British engraver, painter, publisher of illustrated books, and property developer Edward Orme (1775-1848).[1] 1–2 and 3 Orme Square are Grade II listed buildings.
Notable residents
- 1 Rowland Hill (1795–1879), postal reformer, who lived there from 1839 to 1842, while he was introducing the penny post.[2][3]
- 2 Frederic Leighton, artist who lived there from 1860 to 1866.[4]
- 2 George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
- 2 David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
- 3 Emelia Russell Gurney, activist who lived there until her death in 1896.[5]
- 4 Leopold Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh (1878–1956), Royal Flying Corps officer and co-founder of the British Fascisti[6]
- 8 Charles Hall, Vice-Chancellor of England.[4]
- 12 Edward Dannreuther (1844-1905), German pianist and writer on music[7]
- Mackenzie Bell (1856-1930), writer, poet and literary critic
- Henry Fauntleroy (1794-1824), forger.[1]
- Jeremy Thorpe[8]
References
- "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9, Hampstead, Paddington". Victoria County History. 1989. pp. 177–188. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via British History Online.
- Historic England. "1 and 2 Orme Square W2 (1266260)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (9 September 2011). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Pan Macmillan. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
- "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9, Hampstead, Paddington". Victoria County History. 1989. pp. 204–212. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via British History Online.
- "Wills". The Times. 7 December 1896. p. 9. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- Thom's Irish Who's Who, Alexander Thom & Co, 1923, p. 90
- "Edward Danreuther" Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, City of Westminster green plaques
- John Preston: A Very English Scandal, Viking, 2016
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