Merrick Square is a garden square in Newington, London. The square is named after Christopher Merrick, a London merchant who in 1661 left land to Trinity House Corporation. The Corporation subsequently developed housing on the land, grouped around a series of squares of which Merrick Square is one.
Merrick Square
There are 32 houses that were built from 1853 to 1872, and they overlook a private garden in the centre, which is still enclosed by its original 19th-century cast-iron railings.[1]
The rectory of Holy Trinity church sits between 16 and 17 Merrick Square on the south-west side.[2]
In 1861, the cricketer Alfred Mynn died at his brother's house at 22 Merrick Square.[3]
References
^"Merrick Square". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^"The Trinity House Estate Pages 105-116 Survey of London: Volume 25, St George's Fields (The Parishes of St. George the Martyr Southwark and St. Mary Newington)". British History Online. LCC, 1955. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^. Soton.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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