Inventory Site Record

Primrose Gardens was originally Stanley Gardens, named after a Dean of Westminster of that name, the Deans being landowners here. At one time it was used by Hampstead Cricket Club. The houses of Stanley Gardens, with the elongated oval central garden, were built in the 1880s. The garden was acquired by Hampstead Borough Council in 1920, the name changing to Primrose Gardens in 1939. The garden consists of two railed enclosures with grass and trees, and with a small central paved seating area between them.

Previous / Other name:

Stanley Gardens

Site location:

Primrose Gardens

Postcode:

NW3

What 3 Words:

leap.cage.spite

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Camden

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

7.30am - dusk

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Belsize Park (Northern). London Overground: Gospel Oak. Bus: 168, C11, 268.

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Research updated:

01/05/2009

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Primrose Gardens was originally known as Stanley Gardens, so-called after a Dean of Westminster of that name, the Deans being owners of the land which was at one time used by Hampstead Cricket Club. The houses of Stanley Gardens, with an elongated oval central garden, were built in the 1880s. The name changed to Primrose Gardens in 1939. The garden is railed as two enclosures between which is a small central paved seating area with low walls/raised beds either side; the two garden areas have grass and trees, but no other features. At either end is a 1927 K2 type telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. The garden was acquired by Hampstead Borough Council in 1920 and in 1928 it was described as surrounded by a privet hedge and laid out as a shrubbery with a few trees. It was protected from building by the London Squares and Enclosures (Preservation) Act of 1906.

Sources consulted:

Report of the Royal Commission on London Squares, 1928; Christopher Wade ed., 'The Streets of Belsize', Camden History Society Street History Group, 1991.

Grid ref:

TQ274847 (527475,184725)

Size in hectares:

0.1189

Site ownership:

LB Camden

Site management:

Parks & Open Spaces

Date(s):

1880s

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

LBII: two telephone kiosks

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

Yes

In Conservation Area:

Yes

Conservation Area name:

Belsize Park

Tree Preservation Order:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Public Open Space (Small Local)

Primrose Gardens, August 2002. Photo: S Williams

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