Inventory Site Record

Oakfield was built in 1721, one of several C18th houses that back onto Dulwich Common, once a royal hunting ground used by Charles I and his courtiers. After the common was enclosed in 1805 further houses were built here. This is the only one that appears to have retained some of the C18th landscape features, in the form of a serpentine-shaped lake and several ruins. An C18th outbuilding in the north-west corner of No. 41 is now a separate dwelling.

Site location:

College Road/Dulwich Common

Postcode:

SE21

What 3 Words:

water.mole.backup

Type of site:

Garden Feature Remnants

Borough:

Southwark

Open to public?

No

Opening times:

private/not visible

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: West Dulwich. Bus: P4

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Research updated:

01/03/2003

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Sources consulted:

John Wittich, 'London Villages', Shire, 3rd ed. 1987; Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England: London 2: South (Penguin) 1999. Southwark Listed Building data

Grid ref:

TQ332732 (533177,173212)

Size in hectares:

Site ownership:

private

Site management:

Date(s):

1721

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

LBII: Oakfield; Outbuilding north-west of No. 41

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:

Dulwich Village

Tree Preservation Order:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

None