Evelyn Gardens

The land belonged to Sir Charles James Freake.

[1] After his death in 1884, his widow, Lady Freake, and banker Charles Townshend Murdoch, hired C. A. Daw and Son to erect buildings around a garden square.

[1] It was named in honour of William John Evelyn.

[1] Philip Norman, an artist, was the first owner of 45 Evelyn Gardens.

[1] Vernon Kell, who served as the founding Director-General of MI5 from 1909 to 1940, lived at 67 Evelyn Gardens.