William Vincent and Vincent Square terracotta plaque

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# Vincent Square and Hatherley Street Standing at the corner of Vincent Square and Hatherley Street in 1810, William Vincent made a decision that would transform the lives of Westminster School's pupils for generations to come—he hired a ploughman to carve ten acres of playing fields out of the rou...

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Corner of Vincent Square and Hatherley Street, Westmnster

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In 1810 William Vincent (1739-1815), Dean of Westminster and formerly head master of Westminster School, paid a ploughman to mark out ten acres of playing fields for the pupils from the open ground known as Tothill Fields. At the school, Vincent Square is still called 'Fields'.