,
University College London, on the north side of the square. in Gordon Square. The square was developed by master builder
Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s, as one of a pair with
Tavistock Square, which is a block away and has the same dimensions. As with most London squares the central garden was originally for the private use of the residents of the surrounding houses, but it now belongs to the
University of London and is open to the public. The square is named after the second wife of the
6th Duke of Bedford, Lady Georgiana Gordon, daughter of
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon. The university owns many of the buildings in the square and in early 2005 it submitted an application for a refurbishment of the square, including the reinstatement of railings similar to the originals. The work was completed in 2007. The west side of the square is dominated by the listed church of
Christ the King and next to it the home of
Dr Williams's Library. The
Institute of Archaeology, a department of
University College London, is on the north side of the square. The
Campaign for Science and Engineering and
UCL Urban Laboratory resides in Gordon House, at the square's north-west corner. Gordon Street leads from the north-west corner with the
Bloomsbury Theatre close by. The
Warburg Institute (part of the
School of Advanced Study) is located on the south-west corner of the square, across Tavistock Place. Nos. 16–26, on the western side of the square, were not completed until 1855, and they represent some of the last buildings created by
Thomas Cubitt. They now mostly house UCL academic departments. For example, No. 22 houses the
Department of Science and Technology Studies. Passfield Hall, a halls of residence for undergraduates at the
London School of Economics, is on the north side of the square. ==Notable residents==