Powis Square is a garden square and locality in Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. The closest London Underground station to the square is Westbourne Park tube station.
The Tabernacle Arts Centre, a local community arts centre with a long association with the Notting Hill Carnival, is located there.
The Chris Field album Powis Square is named after the square.
Nicholas Roeg's 1970 film 'Performance' starring James Fox and Mick Jagger was filmed in Powis Square. The square is also referenced in the 1985 song E=MC² by Big Audio Dynamite, which was partially inspired by the film.
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POWIS SQUARE-BRIGHTON
POWIS SQUARE Brighton, East Sussex. The Square was constructed circa 1859 in what is now termed the late Regency Style. There is a communal garden whose upkeep is undertaken by Brighton and Hove City Council. To the west of the Square is St Michaels and All Angels Church, which celbbrated the 150th anniversary of its construction in September 2011.