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33 Kensington Square, Middlesex

33 Kensington Square is an 18th-century house on the west side of Kensington Square in Kensington, Middlesex. It was built in the early 1730s for the music publisher and instrument-maker John Walsh the Elder. The financier and philanthropist Angus W. Acworth lived in the house from 1927 to 1951. Honorary secretary of the Georgian Group from 1944 to 1958, Acworth played a prominent part in the campaign to preserve Kensington Square from commercial development. In 1952, he gave No 33 to the National Trust. The house is within the council area of Kensington and Chelsea.
Historic England Grade II Listed 1224531.

Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.500577,-0.19105337
Grid Reference: TQ 2565 7951
Council Area: Kensington and Chelsea CA
Strategic Authority Area: Greater London SA
Police Area: Metropolitan PA

GBPN ID: 299469
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/33_Kensington_Square,_Middlesex_299469

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