Inventory Site Record

Pretty Corner is a small triangular area of public garden at the junction of Fore Street and Eastcote High Road. It was once the site of Guts or Gutt's Pond, and was laid out in the 1930s as a public garden. It has trimmed hedges on the two roadside boundaries and a central flagstone path; the rear of the site has shrubbery and trees. It is overlooked by the picturesque New Cottages, built for estate workers in 1879 and designed by Ernest George and Harold Peto. Peto's father, Sir Samuel Morton Peto, was a teant of Eastcote Hall.

Previous / Other name:

Guts Pond

Site location:

Fore Street/High Road, Eastcote

Postcode:

HA5

What 3 Words:

mile.ranges.notice

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Hillingdon

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

none

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Pinner (Metropolitan). Bus: H13

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Research updated:

01/10/2016

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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The garden was renovated in 2009/10, with reshaping and replanting of the yew hedges and removal of scrub. A seat constructed from cut and polished stones has been installed, designed by Harrow & Hillingdon Geological Society in commemoration of the society's 30th anniversary in 2003. The garden renovation was funded by a grant from the Ward Funds to the Conservation Panel.

Sources consulted:

Eileen Bowlt, 'Ruislip Past', 1994

Grid ref:

TQ102884 (510290,188400)

Size in hectares:

0.0704

Site ownership:

LB Hillingdon

Site management:

Green Spaces Team

Date(s):

c1936

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:

Yes

Conservation Area name:

Eastcote Village

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Green Chain