Inventory Site Record

This triangular site was originally a communal garden at the centre of a private development of houses erected in the 1890s. By 1928 it was owned by Holmewood Gardens Limited who managed the garden out of a rent of 10s per annum paid by each house on the estate. It originally fell within LB Wandsworth prior to borough boundary changes. In the 1960s the garden was conveyed to LB Lambeth under the 1906 Open Spaces Act. Restoration works in 1988 included new railings and the intervening roadway was closed off. The garden is divided into two sections either side of a public pathway. Both areas are grassed with a playground in the north area; within the garden are a few mature plane trees and some ornamental species.

Site location:

Holmewood Gardens, Brixton Hill

Postcode:

SW2 2SJ

What 3 Words:

ideal.joined.solid

Type of site:

Garden Square, Public Gardens

Borough:

Lambeth

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

7.30am - 15 minutes before sunset

Special conditions:

Facilities:

playground

Events:

Public transport:

Rail/Tube: Brixton (Victoria) then bus. Bus: 159, 59, 433, 133, 250, 118, 45, 2

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Research updated:

01/04/2002

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Holmewood Gardens has a children’s playground in its northern section, and in the southern section is a meadow, community orchard and dog exercise area. It also includes benches, ornamental herbaceous planting, and is surrounded on its boundaries with a mixture of hedges and mature or young trees. Local residents and other site users are involved in management of the garden, and are represented through the Holmewood Neighbourhood Association. There are regular volunteering events, gardening and tree maintenance works.

Holmewood Gardens is one of Lambeth's 'Green Flag Award'-winning parks and open spaces. 

Sources consulted:

Marie Draper 'Lambeth's Open Spaces, An historical account', LB Lambeth 1979; Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England: London 2: South (Penguin) 1999; Report of the Royal Commission on London Squares, 1928

Grid ref:

TQ306736 (530650,173650)

Size in hectares:

0.64

Site ownership:

LB Lambeth

Site management:

Environment Directorate, Parks and Greenspaces Unit (Team Lambeth)

Date(s):

c.1890

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:

Yes

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:

Rush Common and Brixton Hill

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Protected London Square. Open Space

Holmewood Gardens - Photo: Colin Wing
Date taken: 24/08/21 14:49

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