Dorset Square
The immediate vicinity of Dorset Square.
Dorset Square
Dodie Smith blue plaque, 18 Dorset Square
Laurence Gomme blue plaque, 24 Dorset Square
Dorset Square is a garden square in Marylebone, London.
Location
Dorset Square is on the site of what was Lord's Old Ground, before the cricket club moved to the present Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London.[1] It is to the immediate north of Marylebone Road, and joined on its eastern corners by Gloucester Place and in the west by Balcombe Street.
Buildings
The east side (1-8) and the north side (9-20), are all Grade II listed. The Embassy of El Salvador, London is at no 8.
Notable residents
- Dodie Smith (1896-1990), novelist and playwright (no 18)
- Sir Laurence Gomme (1853-1916), folklorist (no 24)
References
- ↑ The Independent: site unseen The first Lord's Cricket Ground, Dorset Square, London - Entertainment - Extras - The Independent, accessdate: 02/09/2014
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