Inventory Site Record

Starch Green is so-called as the site was once used for a laundry green. It was a flooded brick pit that was filled by an unnamed stream that flowed from Wormwood Scrubs down the Askew Road. The land was conveyed to the Hammersmith Vestry free of charge in 1894. The pond refilled gradually post-1926 and was planted up with shrubs. Originally entirely surrounded by roads, the north side was paved in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s the end of Ashchurch Grove was closed and paved. A raised bed planted with periwinkle was built and much of the planting is recent although there is one mature London plane tree.

Site location:

Askew Road/Ashchurch Grove/Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith

Postcode:

W12

What 3 Words:

tribal.liability.yours

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Hammersmith & Fulham

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Shepherds Bush (Central, Hammersmith & City). Bus: 266

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Research updated:

01/04/2004

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Although it is not marked on the Salter Map of 1830, Starch Green is shown on the Roberts map of 1853.

Sources consulted:

LB Hammersmith & Fulham Archives Dept, 'A note on the open spaces of Fulham and Hammersmith', 1974 p21; Thomas Faulkner 'The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Hammersmith', 1839; LB Hammersmith & Fulham 'Ravenscourt & Starch Green Conservation Area Character Profile', 1999

Grid ref:

TQ222793 (522280,179340)

Size in hectares:

0.17

Site ownership:

LB Hammersmith & Fulham

Site management:

Environment Department, Parks Service (ground maintenance by Quadron Services)

Date(s):

1894

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

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:

No

In Conservation Area:

Yes

Conservation Area name:

Ravenscourt Park and Starch Green

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

None