Inventory Site Record

The land here was once part of Wandsworth Common, built over for housing in the C19th. When St Anne's Church was built as a new parish church in 1820-24 it had a prominent position at the edge of the new suburbs. A Commissioners Church, St Anne's was designed by Robert Smirke in Greek Revival style. Alterations were made to the church in the 1890s when William White truncated the western gallery and E W Mountford added a chancel, Lady Chapel and vestries. The church is set within pleasant landscaping with lawns, some fine trees, shrub and flower beds. In front of the imposing west front of the church, which has a pedimented portico and circular domed tower, is a circular grass plot surrounded by roadway. The entrance gates and cast iron piers on St Anne's Hill were restored in 1993. St Anne's Crescent has some fine early Victorian houses, No. 18 having decorative wrought iron balconies.

Site location:

St Ann's Crescent/St Ann's Hill

Postcode:

SW18

What 3 Words:

pouch.brand.couple

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Wandsworth

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

8am - dusk

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Wandsworth Town. Bus: 37, 39, 44, 77A, 156, 170, 337

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Research updated:

01/05/2005

Last minor changes:

29/03/2026

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Sources consulted:

LB Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Character Statement; Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, 'The Buildings of England: London 2: South' (Penguin) 1999

Grid ref:

TQ260744 (526031,174447)

Size in hectares:

0.3

Site ownership:

Church

Site management:

LB Wandsworth Parks Service

Date(s):

1820-24

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

LBII*: St Ann's Church. LBII: No. 18 St Ann's Crescent

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:

Wandsworth Common

Tree Preservation Order:

Yes (no. 12)

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

Yes - Archaeological Priority Area

Other LA designation:

Incidental Public Open Space

St Anne's Churchyard - Photo: Colin Wing
Date taken: 27/08/24 14:09

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