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William Vincent and Vincent Square terracotta plaque

London, England, United Kingdom

William Vincent and Vincent Square terracotta plaque

In 1810 William Vincent (1739-1815), Dean of Westminster and formerly head master of Westminster School, paid a ploughman to mark out ten acres of playing fields for the pupils from the open ground known as Tothill Fields. At the school, Vincent Square is still called 'Fields'. — Corner of Vincent S

quare and Hatherley Street, Westmnster

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