Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N

Road in/near Finsbury, existing between 1804 and now

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Mecklenburgh Square was originally laid out by S P Cockerell.


The Square was named in honour of King George III’s Queen, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. While it was begun in 1804, it was not complete until 1825.

The Square and its garden were originally part of the Foundling Estate, a residential development of 1792–1825 built upon the surrounding fields and owned by the Foundling Hospital.

The garden was laid out in 1810 as the centrepiece of the new square. The two acres are made up of formal lawns, gravel paths, mature plane trees and other ornamental trees.

Buildings on the eastern side of Mecklenburgh Square were designed by architect Joseph Kay.

To the west is Coram’s Fields, and to the east is Gray’s Inn Road. Goodenough College is a postgraduate residenceon the north and south sides of the square. Goodenough operates an academic-oriented hotel on the east side.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.
Russell Square Russell Square station, now on London’s Piccadilly Line, was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.
The Horse Hospital Built as stabling for the sick horses of cabbies, The Horse Hospital is now a unique Grade II listed arts venue in Bloomsbury.

NEARBY STREETS
Acton Street, WC1X Acton Street is found on the east side of Gray’s Inn Road and connects it with King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)
Albert House, WC1X Albert House is a block on King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)
Ampton Place, WC1X Ampton Place was previously called Frederick Place (Finsbury)
Ampton Street, WC1X Ampton Street was named after its builder, the 3rd Lord Calthorpe who owned land at Ampton, Suffolk (Finsbury)
Amwell Street, EC1R Amwell Street is called after the nearby New River, which starts at Amwell, Hertfordshire (Finsbury)
Archery Fields House, WC1X Archery Fields House on Wharton Street was named after the historic use of the land (Finsbury)
Argyle Place, WC1H Argyle Place was also known as Argyle Terrace and Sion Terrace (Bloomsbury)
Argyle Square, WC1H Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate (King’s Cross)
Argyle Street, WC1H Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House (Bloomsbury)
Argyle Walk, WC1H Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland (Bloomsbury)
Attneave Street, EC1R Attneave Street is thought to be named after a local builder in the 1890s called Attneave (Finsbury)
Bakers Yard, EC1R Baker’s Yard leads off Bakers Row (Clerkenwell)
Baker’s Row, EC1R Bakers Row was named after Richard Baker, a local 18th century carpenter (Clerkenwell)
Barbon Close, WC1N Barbon Close lies off Great Ormond Street (Bloomsbury)
Barclay House, WC1N Barclay House is a building on Queen Square (Bloomsbury)
Battle Bridge House, WC1X Battle Bridge House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Beckett House, WC1 Beckett House is a block on Westking Place (Bloomsbury)
Bernard Street, WC1N Bernard Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Bethany House, WC1X Bethany House is a block on Lloyd Square (Finsbury)
Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Brighton Street, WC1H Brighton Street became Whidbourne Street in 1891 (9157) (Bloomsbury)
Brownlow Mews, WC1N Brownlow Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Finsbury)
Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N Brunswick Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Brunswick Square, WC1N Brunswick Square is the result of a sale of land by the Foundling Hospital (Bloomsbury)
Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)
Calthorpe Street, WC1X Calthorpe Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Cambria House, WC1H Cambria House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Celtic House, WC1N Celtic House is a block on Johns Mews (Bloomsbury)
Chandler House, WC1N Chandler House is a block on Wakefield Street (Bloomsbury)
Charles Rowan House, EC1R Charles Rowan House is a building on Amwell Street (Finsbury)
Charles Rowan House, WC1X Charles Rowan House can be found on Margery Street (Finsbury)
Charlwood House, WC1H Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street (Bloomsbury)
Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
Clerkenwell Road, EC1R Clerkenwell Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)
Cockpit Yard, WC1X Cockpit Yard leads off Northington Street (Bloomsbury)
Coldbath Square, EC1R Coldbath Square was named after a well of cold water that stood here alone in surrounding fields. (Clerkenwell)
Colonnade, WC1N Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Coram Street, WC1N Coram Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Cromer Street, WC1H Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green (Bloomsbury)
Cubitt Street, WC1X Cubitt Street was formerly called Arthur Street (Finsbury)
Doughty Mews, WC1N Doughty Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Doughty Street, WC1N Doughty Street is a broad tree-lined street in the Holborn district (Bloomsbury)
Easton Street, WC1X Easton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Egmont House, WC1H Egmont House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Elm Street, WC1X Elm Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Bloomsbury)
Exmouth Market, EC1R Exmouth Market, formerly Exmouth Street, is semi-pedestrianised - the location of an outdoor street market (Finsbury)
Eyre Street Hill, EC1R Eyre Street Hill runs south from Warner Street (Clerkenwell)
Farringdon Road, EC1R Farringdon Road is a road in Clerkenwell and Finsbury (Clerkenwell)
Fernsbury Street, WC1X Fernsbury Street is a turning off of Margery Street (Finsbury)
Fleet Square, WC1X Fleet Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Foundling Court, WC1N Foundling Court is sited on Marchmont Street (Bloomsbury)
Frances Gardner House, WC1X Frances Gardner House is a block on Cubitt Street (Finsbury)
Frederick Street, WC1X Frederick Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Frewell Building, EC1N Frewell Building is a block on Frewell Building (Farringdon)
Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)
Gensurco House, EC1 Gensurco House is a building on Exmouth Market (Finsbury)
Gough Street, WC1X Gough Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Granville Square, WC1X Granville Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Granville Street, WC1X Granville Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Grays Inn Road, WC1X Grays Inn Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Great Ormond Street, WC1N Great Ormond Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Grenville Street, WC1N Grenville Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Guildhall North Wing, SE1 Guildhall North Wing is a location in London (Finsbury)
Guilford Street, WC1B Guilford Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Guilford Street, WC1N Guilford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Gwynne House, WC1X Gwynne House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)
Handel Street, WC1N Handel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Harrison Street, WC1H Harrison Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Hastings Street, WC1H Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Headland House, WC1X Headland House is a block on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Heathcote Street, WC1N Heathcote Street is in the north-east corner of the Foundling Hospital estate, leading from St George’s Gardens to Gray’s Inn Road (Bloomsbury)
Henrietta Mews, WC1N Henrietta Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Herbrand Street, WC1N Herbrand Street is in the east of Bloomsbury, running south from Tavistock Place to Guilford Street (Bloomsbury)
Holsworthy Square, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Hunter House, WC1N Hunter House can be found on Hunter Street (Bloomsbury)
Hunter Street, WC1N Hunter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Jenner House, WC1N Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
John Street, WC1N John Street was named for John Blagrave, carpenter to the Doughty family. (Bloomsbury)
Johns Mews, WC1N Johns Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Jubilee House, WC1X Jubilee House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Judd Street, WC1H Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Kellet House, WC1H Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)
Kenton Street, WC1H Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
King’s Cross Road, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Kings Mews, WC1X Kings Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Kirk Street, WC1N Kirk Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Knollys House, WC1H Knollys House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N Lamb’s Conduit Street takes its name from Lambs Conduit - a dam across a tributary of the River Fleet (Bloomsbury)
Lamp Office Court, WC1N Lamp Office Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Langton Close, WC1X Langton Close was named after the Arthur Langton Nurses Home formerly located here (Finsbury)
Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N Lansdowne Terrace is a street located in Bloomsbury which stretches from south to north, connecting Guilford Street to Brunswick Square. (Bloomsbury)
Laystall House, EC1R Laystall House is a block on Rosebury Avenue (Clerkenwell)
Laystall Street, EC1R Laystall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)
Leigh Street, WC1H Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Lins House, EC1R Lins House is located on Rosebery Avenue (Clerkenwell)
Little Guildford Street, WC1N Little Guildford Street was the middle part of what is now Herbrand Street, between Great Coram Street and Bernard Street, on the western edge of the Foundling estate (Bloomsbury)
Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X Lloyd Baker Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Lloyd House, WC1X Lloyd House is located on Lloyd Street (Finsbury)
Lloyd Square, WC1X Lloyd Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
London House, WC1N London House can be found on Doughty Street (Bloomsbury)
Long Yard, WC1N Long Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Loxham House, WC1H Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk (Bloomsbury)
Makers Yard, E3 Makers Yard is a location in London (Clerkenwell)
Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Margery Street, WC1X Margery Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N Mecklenburgh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N Mecklenburgh Square was originally laid out by S P Cockerell (Finsbury)
Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X This is a street in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)
Midhope Street, WC1H Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street (Bloomsbury)
Millman Place, WC1N Millman Place is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Millman Street, WC1N Millman Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Mount Pleasant, EC1R Mount Pleasant gained its ironic name in the 1730s after locals had begun to dump refuse there (Finsbury)
Mount Plesant, EC1R Mount Plesant is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Naoroji Street, WC1X Naoroji Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
North Mews, WC1N North Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
North Place, WC1H North Place ran along what is now Argyle Walk to Brighton Street, marking the boundary between the Battle Bridge and Cromer-Lucas estates. (Bloomsbury)
Northington Street, WC1N Northington Street was named after Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor in the 1760s. (Bloomsbury)
Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Orde Hall Street, WC1N Orde Hall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Pakenham Street, WC1X Pakenham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Peabody Buildings, WC1N Peabody Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Percy Circus, WC1X Percy Circus was once referred to as "one of the most delightful bits of town planning in London" (Finsbury)
Phoenix Place, EC3N Phoenix Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Pooles Buildings, WC1X Pooles Buildings is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Clerkenwell)
Powis Place, WC1N Powis Place was built on the former site of Powis House, built for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, a prominent 17th/18th century Jacobite. (Bloomsbury)
Prideaux House, WC1X Prideaux House can be found on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)
Prideaux Place, WC1X Prideaux Place is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Queen Annes Square, WC1N Queen Annes Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Queen Square, WC1N Queen Square was laid out by speculator Nicholas Barbon (Bloomsbury)
Regent Square, WC1H Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829 (Bloomsbury)
Regent Square, WC1N Regent Square is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Riceyman House, WC1X Riceyman House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)
River Street, EC1R River Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)
Roger Street, WC1N Roger Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Rosebery Court, EC1R Rosebery Court is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)
Rugby Chambers, WC1N Rugby Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Rugby Street, WC1N Rugby Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Sandwich Street, WC1H Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Seaford Street, WC1H Seaford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Sidmouth Street, WC1H Sidmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Spafield Street, EC1R Spafield Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)
Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Spring House, WC1X Spring House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)
St Helena House, WC1X St Helena House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)
St Helena Street, WC1X St Helena Street connects Naoroji Street and Fernsbury Street (Finsbury)
St Peter’s House, WC1H St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square (Bloomsbury)
St Philip House, WC1X St Philip House is a building on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)
Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N Students Residence William Goodenough House can be found on Meck (Bloomsbury)
Swinton Street, WC1X Swinton Street was named after the two Swinton brothers. (Finsbury)
Tailor House, WC1N Tailor House is a block on Colonnade (Bloomsbury)
Tankerton House, WC1H Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)
Tankerton Street, WC1H Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street (Bloomsbury)
Thanet Street, WC1H Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tonbridge Street, WC1H Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Topham Street, EC1R Topham Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)
Variety Club Building, WC1N Variety Club Building is a block on Powis Place (Bloomsbury)
Vine Hill, EC1R Vine Hill now displays no evidence on the vines that once flourished in the grounds on which it stands. (Clerkenwell)
Wakefield Mews, WC1H Wakefield Mews derives ultimately from a former local pub: ’The Pindar of Wakefield’. (Bloomsbury)
Wakefield Street, WC1N Wakefield Street - after a former local pub, ’The Pindar of Wakefield’ (Bloomsbury)
Warner Yard, EC1R Warner Yard was named after Robert Warner, local 18th century landowner (Clerkenwell)
Wee House, EC1R Wee House is a block on Laystall Street (Clerkenwell)
Wells Square, WC1X Wells Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)
Wharton Street, WC1X Wharton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street was developed as Brighton Street early in the 19th century (Bloomsbury)
Wilmington Square, EC1R Wilmington Square was built on land belonging to the Marquis of Northampton and named from his second title of Baron Wilmington. (Finsbury)
Wren Street, WC1X Wren Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Xpostal area (Finsbury)
Yardley Street, EC1R Yardley Street was built on land which belonged to the Marquis of Northampton - born at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire (Finsbury)
Yeomanry House, WC1N Yeomanry House is a building on Handel Street (Bloomsbury)


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