Portman Square
Portman Square is a garden square in Marylebone, central London, surrounded by townhouses. It was specifically for private housing let on long leases having a ground rent by the Portman Estate, which owns the private communal gardens. It marks the western end of Wigmore Street, which connects it to Cavendish Square to the east.
The square in 1813 | |
Portman Square (City of Westminster) | |
| Type | Garden square |
|---|---|
| Length | 530 ft (160 m) |
| Width | 400 feet (120 m) |
| Area | Marylebone |
| Location | London |
| Postal code | W1 |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1765 |
| Completion | 1784; (240 years ago) |
| Other | |
| Status | west end of the north side: large building: Grade I listed |
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