Vincent Square
Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square in Westminster, London, England, covering 13 acres.[1][2] It provides playing fields for Westminster School, which privately owns it.
It was created by Dean Vincent, Headmaster of Westminster School, a few hundred yards away, who, on seeing that development was beginning to encroach on the wastelands of Tothill Fields (which was a former plague pit), paid for a bank and ditch to enclose a suitable playing area for the schoolboys .
After the Second World War, the school resisted the efforts of the local authority to make the square available for public use .
The square contains a cricket pavilion , four football pitches, several tennis courts, and the groundsman's house, and is used every weekday by Westminster Under School during breaks.
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- LondonTown.com information
- Vincent Square Playing Fields virtual tour (360° view)
- Cricket Pavilion, Vincent Square photograph on Flickr
- Vincent Square CivicWatch area information from City of Westminster local government
Coordinates: 51°29′36″N 0°08′06″W / 51.4932°N 0.1351°W