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BEDFORD PARK


Turnham Green
London

Building started in 1875 and it is often claimed as  "the first garden suburb" . The street layout is fairly conventional but the inclusion in it's development of existing greenery and community facilities make this a reasonable view. Bedford Park is notable for the "Queen Anne" and "Old English" architecture of Norman Shaw and Voysey's Tower House. The estate is a mixture of large detached houses and more modest homes. The decorative gates and fencing make for picturesque street scenes.
The larger houses are well conserved; however some of the more modest cottages have lost elements of their original character.

Conservation Area with Article 4 Direction - Planning Authorities Ealing & Hounslow

https://www.bpra-web.org.uk/

BRENTHAM GARDEN SUBURB


Ealing
London W5

Founded in 1901 this was the first co- partnership suburb. The early development was conventional Edwardian terraces but by 1907 the influence of Parker & Unwin led to street planning with communal areas and twittens according to GS principles together with attractive Arts & Crafts architecture from a variety of architects.

Conservation Area since 1971 with Article 4 Direction made in 1976   - Planning Authority - Ealing Council
Most of the setting and buildings are well conserved although some alterations have been made. It remains an attractive garden suburb with plenty of interest for the visitor.


Brentham A history of the pioneer garden suburb 1901-2001 by Aileen Reid
Pub. Brentham Heritage Society 2000 ISBN 0-9538775-0-7
THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND: LONDON 3 by Pevsner & Cherry

www.brentham.com

HANGER HILL GARDEN ESTATE


Ealing
London W3


Designed by the architects Douglas Smith and Barley, the estate was built between 1928 and 1936. The architecture is an exuberant and unified  iteration of "Tudor style" houses and flats in a formal landscaped setting of lawns, trees and shrubs.
Pevsner described it as " the beau ideal of romantic rural metroland "

Conservation Area with Article 4 Direction  - Planning Authority - Ealing Council
Well conserved and maintained street and front elevations.

LONDONSUBURBS Pub. 1999 Merrel Holberton in association with English Heritage
THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND: London NW by Niklaus Pevsner

www.hhgera.com

HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB

Hampstead
London

Founded in 1906 by Dame Henrietta Barnet. Sir Edwin Lutyens was a consultant and designed the two churches, the Institute and many houses. Other distinguished architects contributed to the rich mixture of housing that is well served by the planned layout of Parker & Unwin that includes twittens and communal areas.

Conservation Area with Article 4 Direction.  Planning Authority  Barnet Council.
Very well conserved. Control is administered by the HGS Trust as well as the London Borough of Barnet.

LONDON SUBURBS Pub 1999 Merrel  Holberton in association with English Heritage.
THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND  
Middlesex by Niklaus Pevsner

 www.hgs.org.uk

SUTTON GARDEN SUBURB

Sutton
South London

Developed between 1900 & 1918 the main architect and planner was Frederick Cavendish Pearson who had been responsible for much of the development of Brentham Garden Suburb. His vernacular revival houses on both estates have a playful approach to Arts & Crafts architectural detail. Hedged boundaries, tennis courts, a club house, allotments and green open spaces all contributed to a successful planned community. 

Conservation Area with Article 4 Direction on some front elevations and settings. Well conserved in parts.

LONDON SUBURBS  Pub 1999  Merrel Holberton in association with English Heritage.

see Wikipedia


www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.php?ID=SUT061

THE SUNRAY ESTATE

Denmark Hill
North Dulwich
South London

Building started in 1920 on land leased by the Dulwich Estate in response to the " Homes fit for Heroes " campaign after WW1. The houses were intended for " generally the poorer middle classes " .
Notable for it's lovely setting with tree lined roads and open green spaces with archways and alleyways that linked cul-de-sacs to the main routes. The attractive cottage style architecture had steeply pitched roofs and small paned casement windows. The hedged boundaries in the generous rear gardens gave the views from the houses a rural character.

Conservation Area designated 2009.  Planning Authority  Southwark Council
The loss of hedged rear boundaries and modern replacement windows has compromised the character in some parts of the estate but it remains an attractive garden suburb.

www.exploringsouthwark.co.uk/sunray-estate/4591071171



TOWER GARDENS ESTATE  ( White Hart Lane Estate )

Tottenham
London N17

After the publication of Howard's  " Tomorrow-peaceful path to real reform "  Samuel Montagu donated £10,000 to purchase land and build low density housing in a garden suburb setting. The gift was tied to the re-housing of Jewish workers then living in Tower Hamlets which led to the name Tower Gardens. The estate was first known as the White Hart Lane Estate.
It was built between 1904 and 1911 under the direction of W E Riley, a member of the Arts & Crafts Guild. It is one of the first municipal " cottage estates " with Arts & Crafts influenced architecture, hedged boundaries, tree lined streets, small greens and an open recreational area.

Conservation Area with Article 4 Direction.   Planning Authority    Harringay Council

LONDON SUBURBS  Pub1999  Merrel Holberton in association with English Heritage

https://www.towergardens.org.uk 

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