Bonnington Square

It became famous in the 1980s when all the houses in it, vacant and awaiting demolition, were squatted, and the community formed continues to the present day.

The squatters established a volunteer-run vegetarian cafė, a community garden on part of the square that had been bombed during the Second World War, a bar, a nightclub and a wholefoods shop.

[3] The squatters subsequently formed a housing cooperative and successfully negotiated with ILEA for the right to lease the buildings.

[5] The garden occupies the space left by seven buildings bombed out in World War II.

[7] In June 2018, two performances of Twelfth Night by Flute Theatre were held in the gardens in a production directed by actress Kelly Hunter.