London’s Pocket Parks: Percy Circus, WC1

This is a modest-sized roundabout of a pocket park that sits surrounded by a rare survivor in this part of London, what looks initially to be a nearly complete set of Victorian houses.Percy Circus was one of the last areas in this part of London to be developed. In the 1820s, it was still a large field owned by the New River Company. Piecemeal development eventually saw Percy Circus built between 1841 and 53.
The eight years it took to develop the circus explain why it is surrounded by houses th