Gainsborough Gardens

It was laid out towards the end of the nineteenth century and influenced by the Bedford Park development in south west London.

Notable former residents include the songwriter Gary Osborne, the historian Bernard M. Allen, and author John le Carré.

The creation and aesthetics of Gainsborough Gardens was influenced by the Bedford Park development in Chiswick, in south west London.

[2] In 1888 the annual rental income of a house on Gainsborough Gardens was estimated to be £300 (equivalent to £42,211 in 2023).

[4] A detached 5 bedroom house on Gainsborough Gardens was offered for sale for £1 million in 1990 (equivalent to £2,870,843 in 2023).

[11] The National Heritage List for England praises its "high-quality design in the Vernacular Revival mode".

[11] 9a is noted for its distinctive sgraffito frieze of roundels in a cinquefoil design, above this, its name of 'Eirene Cottage' is inscribed.

The NHLE listing describes the cottage as occupying "a prominent, bastion-like position in Gainsborough Gardens".

[7] Maurice helped preserve Parliament Hill Fields and limit the expansion of construction onto nearby Hampstead Heath while living at 9a.

[22] The former Governor of Northern Nigeria, George Sinclair Browne, died at his residence in Gainsborough Gardens in 1946.

9 from January 1980 until his death alongside his homes in Tregiffian in Cornwall and Wengen in Switzerland.