Inventory Site Record

Holly Grove Shrubbery is a Victorian shrubbery with a serpentine boundary with a footpath winding through it, of some 250 yards in length. The shrubbery adjoins the nearby listed houses in Holly Grove built between 1816 and 1822, fronted by cast iron railings. The land between South Grove and the rear of houses in Elm Grove was purchased by Camberwell Borough Council in 1896 for £966, which represented paving charges from which the owners were released, and the land was laid out as a shrubbery with the pathway along its length and opened to the public in 1897. It was extended In 1902 when further land was purchased for £350.

Previous / Other name:

South Grove

Site location:

Rye Lane/Holly Grove/Bellenden Road, Peckham

Postcode:

SE15

What 3 Words:

bond.pigs.pile

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Southwark

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Peckham Rye. Bus: 12, 37, 63, 78, 312, 343, P12.

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Research updated:

01/04/2002

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Sources consulted:

MPGA, Joyce Bellamy; Report of the Royal Commission for London Squares, 1928; Southwark Listed Buildings data; 'The London County Council and what it does for London: London Parks and Open Spaces' (Hodder & Stoughton, 1924)

Grid ref:

TQ341763 (534150,176350)

Size in hectares:

0.316

Site ownership:

LB Southwark

Site management:

Parks

Date(s):

1897

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

LBII: Nos. 5-24 Holly Grove, and 32/33 with attached cast iron railings

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:

Holly Grove

Tree Preservation Order:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Gardens, Tier Three; London Squares Preservation Act. Regeneration Area