The square originated in the 1820s when George Scott built a speculative housing development on part of his Ravenscourt Park estate.
From 1827 plots were developed by builders from a master plan. The square was mostly complete by the end of the 1830s.
St Peter’s Church, Hammersmith, completed in 1829, occupies the eastern corner.
The houses are a good example of 19th century square architecture, with paired villas in classical style arranged around a central space.
22 St Peter’s Square, a Grade II listed architect’s studio and office building, was formerly the Island Records headquarters.
The public garden in the centre of the square is Grade II listed. The centre of the garden is occupied by a sculpture, ’The Greek Runner’, by Sir William Blake Richmond, erected in 1926.
Famous former inhabitants have included Alec Guinness (actor), Matthew Pinsent (English rower), John Piper (artist) and Vanessa Redgrave (actor).
