Inventory Site Record

Pinner Village Gardens were laid out at the same time as the development of the 1920s suburb. The park incorporates some notable earlier oak trees and is laid out with winding paths across the lawns, with good perimeter planting of shrubs and specimen trees, floral displays in raised beds and a rose garden. Narrow rig ridge and furrow in the south part of the park is a reminder of the previous use of the land for farming from medieval times, and is the nearest surviving to central London.

Site location:

Marsh Road/Whittington Way, Pinner

Postcode:

HA5

What 3 Words:

sang.gather.cool

Type of site:

Public Park

Borough:

Harrow

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

7.30am - dusk

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Children's play areas, tennis courts, basketball practice goal, outdoor gym

Events:

Yearly summer event (check Friends of Pinner Village Gardens website)

Public transport:

Tube: Pinner (Metropolitan). Bus: H11, 183

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Research updated:

05/07/2021

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.harrow.gov.uk; http://www.pinnervillagegardens.org.uk

Built features in the park include a 1930s drinking fountain and a pond backed by low walls with a fountain, a lodge and WC in brick and tile (no longer in use) near the north entrance and brick piers and iron gates. The former sites of a number of small buildings are identifiable in the park. In October 2015 the Friends of Pinner Village Gardens was established to look after the park.

Sources consulted:

LB Harrow Local History Library Archaeology File 27; London Archaeologist 5.8, Autumn, 1986.

Grid ref:

TQ124888 (512480,188844)

Size in hectares:

6.58

Site ownership:

LB Harrow

Site management:

Environmental Services, Parks Services; Friends of Pinner Village Gardens

Date(s):

1920s

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:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Open Space

Pinner Village Gardens: shelter near Compton Rise entrance, January 2001. Photograph Sally Williams

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