These landscaped lawns are the centrepiece to Clarence Square, a Georgian square in the Pittville Estate, just north of Cheltenham town centre. This combination of gardens and quality housing is typical of Joseph Pitt's garden estate. Most of the houses here were built in the 1830s when his ambitious project finally got underway after delays caused by the financial crisis of the 1820s. The square is named after the Duke of Clarence.