Hanover Square, London, is a square in Mayfair, London W1, England, just to the south west of the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street. Public square and city square redirect here For Public Square Cleveland see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square. Mayfair is an area of central London, England, within the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London 's West End.
Hanover Square was developed in the early 18th century as a fashionable residential address, and was initially occupied mainly by Tory aristocrats. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was While a few of the 18th century houses remain largely intact, most of the square has been reconstructed in a variety of periods. It is now almost entirely occupied by offices, including the head office of Knight Frank LLP, the London office of Vogue, MVA Consultancy [1] and the UK headquarters of the head-hunting company - Odgers Ray & Berndtson [2]
St George's Hanover Square is a short distance to the south of the square at the junction of St George Street and Maddox Street. Knight Frank LLP is a UK headquartered global property consultancy firm Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications.
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Statue of William Pitt the Younger at the south side of Hanover Square. William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 &ndash 23 January 1806 was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. |
View to the northeast in Hanover Square. |
View to the northwest. |