Berkeley Square
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Berkeley Square (Template:IPAc-en) is a town square in the West End of London, England, in the City of Westminster. It was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent. The square is named after the noble Gloucestershire family of the same name whose London home, Berkeley House, had stood nearby until 1733, and had served as their London residence when they were away from their ancestral Gloucestershire home Berkeley Castle.
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See also
- Lansdowne House
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" — a 1940 song written by Manning Sherwin and Eric Maschwitz, associated in England with singer Vera Lynn or in America with the Glenn Miller Band, and a 1979 film directed by Ralph Thomas.
- Berkeley Square, the 1933 film starring Leslie Howard
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square, 1947 film starring Robert Morley and Felix Aylmer
- Berkeley Square, a 1998 TV mini-series produced by, and shown on, the BBC.
- 50 Berkeley Square, a building described as The Most Haunted House in London.
- The Fleming Collection, a large private collection of Scottish art held in the square.
- List of eponymous roads in London
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