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Cornell University. In the late 1930s the
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that as the construction was completed over a period of time (unlike most North London squares) "uniformity was abandoned" leading to "the pleasant irregular early c19 houses and terraces around
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with the houses that make up the east, south and west sides of the square listed Grade II. On the north side is the
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complete by 1844. The 1851 census shows 32 houses with 179 residents and 33 servants, an occupancy rate of 6.2 persons per house.
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gave a grant of £1,000 towards the cost of £5,363 of acquiring the former swimming pool and turning it into a public garden.
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had been born in the square in 1844, and it was also the home of
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