Northbrook Park (Lewisham)
Brief Description
Northbrook Park opened on 14 March 1903, and was created after a deputation of residents attended the LCC's Parks and Open Spaces Committee in 1898 when they were informed of an offer made in 1897 to present the land to the public by the Earl of Northbrook in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The site was a field known as Ten Acres Field, although it was more like 9 acres. The park was designed by Lt Col J J Sexby, Chief Officer of the LCC's Parks Department.
Practical Information
- Site location:
- Baring Road, Lee
- Postcode:
- SE12 0JS
- What 3 Words:
- span.needed.dusty
- Type of site:
- Public Park
- Borough:
- Lewisham
- Open to public?
- Yes
- Opening times:
- 8am - sunset
- Special conditions:
- Facilities:
- Play area
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Rail: Lee then bus. Bus: 261
- Research updated:
- 12/09/2024
- Last minor changes:
- 18/03/2025
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/openspaces/parks
Full Site Description
Northbrook Park is mainly open space, with oaks, a London plane, flowering hawthorn, and shrubberies along the southern boundary, rose beds but no floral displays. A drinking fountain has a memorial inscription recording the gift of land, near which was the site of a shelter. A lake in the south-west that was recorded on the park plan of 1903 no longer exists.
Sources consulted:
Opening Dedication, 1903.
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ400732 (540100,173367)
- Size in hectares:
- 3.78
- Site ownership:
- LB Lewisham
- Site management:
- Greenscene Department, Glendale Grounds Management/ Northbrook Park Community Group
- Date(s):
- 1903
- Designer(s):
- Lt Col J J Sexby (LCC)
- 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:
- No
- Nature Conservation Area:
- No
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- Yes
- Special Policy Area:
- No
- Other LA designation:
- Green Corridor
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