Claremont Square

Claremont Square
Claremont Square, south side
Shown within London Borough of Islington
Postal codeN1
Coordinates51°31′52″N 0°6′37″W / 51.53111°N 0.11028°W / 51.53111; -0.11028
Construction
Construction start1821
Completion1828

Claremont Square is a square in the Angel (Pentonville) part of Islington, London. Its central green mound, covering a reservoir, is dotted with mature trees on all four embanked sides. It is lined on the south, east and west sides by early-19th-century houses, and on the north side, across Pentonville Road, by heavily recessed apartment/office buildings. It was developed in the 1820s by the New River Company around their then-open reservoir, the Upper Pond, which was covered over in 1856.