Bishops Square 001 by Townshend Landscape Architects

Bishops Square is a large commercial property development in the Spitalfields area of

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. Previously owned by

Hammerson Hammerson plc is a major British property development and investment company. The firm switched to real estate investment trust (REIT) status when they were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. It is listed on the London Stock Excha ...

, and later jointly by Hammerson and the Oman Investment Fund, it is now owned by

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. It has been cited as an example of a

privately owned public space Privately owned public space (POPS), or alternatively, privately owned public open spaces (POPOS), are terms used to describe a type of public space that, although privately owned, is legally required to be open to the public under a city's zoni ...

in London. The headquarters of global law firm,

Allen & Overy Allen & Overy LLP (informally A&O) is an international law firm. The firm has 580 partners and over 5,600 people worldwide. In 2022 A&O reported an increase in revenue to GBP1.96 billion and is the second largest law firm headquartered in t ...

, are located at One Bishops Square.

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