Holford Square was designed in the 1840s and surrounded by homes. In 1934, it became a bowling green until WWII led to the demolition of surrounding homes. Berthold Lubetkin designed Bevin Court, a block of flats, as a replacement. While initially, the flats were to be named Lenin Court, the Cold War resulted in a name change. The historical significance remains with Lubetkin's alleged symbolic burial of a bust of Lenin at the building's foundation, although it is now in a museum.
Holford Square, originally a Victorian garden square, was transformed after WWII into Holford Gardens, featuring a block of flats designed by Berthold Lubetkin.
The original Holford Square, created in the 1840s, was a private garden for residents until 1934 when it became a bowling green, then went through further changes.
The building known as Bevin Court was constructed following WWII to replace the demolished houses surrounding Holford Square, which were irreparable after the war.
Vladimir Lenin, whose presence in London inspired a name change from Lenin Court to Bevin Court, is humorously said to be buried symbolically in the flats' foundations.
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