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Berkeley Square / ˈbɑːrkli / is a garden square in the West End of London. It is one of the best known of the many squares in London, located in Mayfair in the City of Westminster. It was laid out in the mid 18th century by the architect William Kent, and originally extended further south.
An aristocratic quadrangle in central Mayfair that once rivalled Grosvenor Square as the most fashionable spot in the West End. Berkeley House was built on the north side of Piccadilly in the 1660s for the first Lord Berkeley of Stratton, with grounds stretching far into Mayfair.
In the centre of the garden is a pump house with a Chinese roof erected in c 1800; four stone baskets have been placed around it. At the southern end of the square is a marble statue by Alexander Munro, of a nymph pouring water from a vase into a basin, donated by the third Marquess of Lansdowne.
4 days ago · Here, if not in yachting voyages to Ireland or the Continent, he spent most of his time. In London he was a marked man—remarkable for his disregard of dress, and for the pride he took in appearing on the coldest days in winter without a great-coat and without gloves.
Jul 7, 2024 · When in 1696 the third Lord Berkeley of Stratton sold Berkeley House in Piccadilly to the first Duke of Devonshire he agreed to protect the northward view from the house as far as the extent of his own land would permit by refraining from building on a strip of ground equal to the width of the garden of Berkeley House.
Berkeley Square, famous for the song about nightingales, which you will be hard- pressed to hear today, is one of London's largest and most pleasant garden squares, laid out in the 18th century and with some of the oldest plane trees in London.
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Alexander Harper Berkeley (born 1955) is an American actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His films include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Candyman (1992), Barb Wire (1996), Air Force One (1997), Gattaca (1997), and Shanghai Noon (2000).
