Bryanston Square is a square in Marylebone, Westminster, London, England. Named after its owner Henry William Portman's home village of Bryanston in Dorset, it was built as part of the Portman Estate between 1810 and 1815, along with Montagu Square a little to the east. Its church, St Mary's, was built by Robert Smirke.

The nearest tube station is Marble Arch to the south. Montague Square is to the east and Edgware Road is to the west.

Notable people

• Osmond Barnes (1834-1930), Indian Army officer, was born at No 7, Bryanston Square, on 23 December 1834. As Chief Herald of India he proclaimed Queen Victoria Empress of India at Delhi in 1877.
• Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (1860–1949, historian) was born in a house on the Square.
• Abe Bailey 1864-1940 South African politician, businessman and sportsman lived at 38 Bryanston Square. The talks which led to David Lloyd George succeeding Herbert Asquith as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom took place in Bailey's house in December 1916.^[1]

See also

• Hanson Baronets of Bryanston Square

William Lamb (Resident) 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (15 March 1779 – 24 November 1848) was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841) and was a mentor of Queen Victoria.

External links

• LondonTown.com information

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