Regent’s Park was conceived in 1812. Nash connected it to central London by a sequence of new roads including (naturally) Regent Street. The clever thing about Regent’s Park, however, is that while it might look like a big open space, it is, in fact, a surprisingly dense housing development — though not as dense as Nash had planned. The scheme ran out of money, and his royal patron died before he could build up the park much more.
Of the 460 private properties there today, one of its best parts is Hanover Terrace. Built in 1823, it was designed by Nash himself rather than handed over to other architects.
And this is where I find myself ringing one of the doorbells to look at a