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In 1837 the builder Charles Hamor Hill had taken the lease of Canonbury Tower from the Marquess of Northampton, with a licence to build three roads in the open land between Hopping Lane, Canonbury Terrace and New River, to have the layout completed by 1845 and the houses completed by 1858. In December 1857 he got permission to build on the land adjacent to Canonbury Park North, one of his new roads. He sold the development to Henry Witten in 1859 who completed Canonbury Park Square in 1863. Its name was changed to Alwyne Square in 1879 probably to avoid confusion with Canonbury Square, Alwyne being one of the Marquess of Northampton's subsidiary family names. Originally there was one entrance from Canonbury Park North.

Sources consulted:

Mary Cosh, The Squares of Islington Part II: Islington Parish, London, 1993; Report of the Royal Commission on London Squares, 1928; Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, 'The London Encyclopaedia' (Macmillan, revised ed. 1993)

Grid ref:	TQ321847
Size in hectares:	0.081
On EH National Register :	No
EH grade :
Site on EH Heritage at Risk list:
Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:	No
Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:	No
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.
On Local List:
In Conservation Area:	Yes
Conservation Area name:	Canonbury
Tree Preservation Order:	No
Nature Conservation Area:	No
Green Belt:	No
Metropolitan Open Land:	No
Special Policy Area:	No
Other LA designation: