Editing Berkeley Square (section)

==History==
The square was originally the bottom of the large garden of Berkeley House on [[Piccadilly]], subsequently [[Devonshire House]]. In 1696, [[John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton]], sold the house and much of the garden to [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire]], but retained a significant area at the bottom, including the site of Berkeley Square.

The square is among those{{efn|Analogous to [[locus classicus]] case concerning Leicester Square, a pillar of this English law, [[Tulk v Moxhay]]}} that demonstrate non-waiver of (no later agreement to forego) [[restrictive covenants]].  In 1696, with express intent to bind later owners, Berkeley undertook not to build on land retained very directly behind the house, so preserving the view from the rear of the ducal residence.  The southernmost portion saw either a breach and passage of 20 years without claim ([[limitation periods in the United Kingdom|the limitation period of deeds]]) or a release of covenant agreement struck up – it was until about 1930 legally required green space, namely gardens of [[9 Fitzmaurice Place]].<ref>'Berkeley Square, North Side,' in Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings), ed. F H W Sheppard (London: London County Council, 1980), 64–67, accessed 21 November 2015, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp64-67 online]</ref> They became the new south side of the square.