Tabard Gardens (Southwark)
Brief Description
The Tabart Estate was one of the LCC's early slum clearance schemes, planned in 1910 and extended later. The blocks of flats are grouped around a rectangular garden with its original railings. Tabard Gardens provides recreational space for the estate. It is divided into three spaces: a playground, a grass square with seats, and an area formed into a mound and planted with shrubs, now a wildlife area with paths through it, which separates this part of the gardens from the large grass area at the north end.
Practical Information
- Previous / Other name:
- Tabard Estate
- Site location:
- Tabard Street/Manciple Street
- Postcode:
- SE1
- What 3 Words:
- wishes.dame.tamed
- Type of site:
- Public Gardens
- Borough:
- Southwark
- Open to public?
- Yes
- Opening times:
- unrestricted
- Special conditions:
- Facilities:
- Children's play area, multi-use sports pitches
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Tube: Borough (Northern). Bus: 21, 35, 40, 343.
- Research updated:
- 01/04/2012
- Last minor changes:
- 19/07/2023
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.southwark.gov.uk/parks
Full Site Description
Sources consulted:
Susan Beattie, 'A Revolution in London Housing', 1980
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ327794 (532750,179450)
- Size in hectares:
- 1.762
- Site ownership:
- LB Southwark
- Site management:
- Parks
- Date(s):
- 1910-16
- 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:
- No
- Nature Conservation Area:
- No
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- No
- Special Policy Area:
- Yes - Archaeological Priority Zone
- Other LA designation:
- Local Park, Tier Two. Strategic Views Backdrop Consultation Zone
Photos
Tabard Gardens - Colin Wing - July 2006
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