Vincent Square

Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square in Westminster, London, England, covering 13 acres. It provides playing fields for Westminster School.

It was created by Dean Vincent of Westminster School, a few hundred yards away, who, on seeing that development was beginning to encroach on the wastelands of Tothill Fields, paid for a bank and ditch to enclose a suitable playing area for the schoolboys .

After the Second World War, the School resisted the efforts of the local authority to make the Square available for public use .

There is a cricket pavilion on the Square [1].

The names of the football pitches, working clockwise are, Pavillion, Battlefield, Bonfire and Park.

It used every weekday by Westminster Under Schoolduring breaks. Although it is Private property many members of the public do not see the sign and walk into the square, especially when the gate is left open during breaks.

External links

• LondonTown.com information
• Vincent Square Playing Fields virtual tour (360° view)
• Cricket Pavilion, Vincent Square photograph on Flickr
• Vincent Square CivicWatch area information from City of Westminster local government