Inventory Site Record

Loughborough Park is built on land that was once part of the estate of Lambeth Wick owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury, which was developed for housing in the C19th. In 1927 a small triangular garden at the southern tip of Loughborough Park was given to Lambeth Borough Council by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with a contribution to the cost of replanting it, but this later disappeared despite protection under the 1931 Squares Preservation Act. In 1971-2 a new public garden was laid out on a large triangular site, once allotments between the houses.

Site location:

Moorland Road

Postcode:

SW9 8UB

What 3 Words:

probe.boxer.rated

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Lambeth

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

7.30am - 15 minutes before sunset

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Children's play area, One O'Clock Club, adventure playground, sports facilities

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Brixton (Victoria). Rail: Brixton, Loughborough Junction

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Research updated:

01/03/2012

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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This area is named after Baron Loughborough, honoured for services to the king in 1643, and who fled from England in 1649, returning in 1660. He lived at the manor house of Lambeth Wick, renamed Loughborough House, which was demolished in 1854 but had stood near the junction of Evandale Road and Loughborough Road. He was probably living here when he introduced an unsuccessful Bill in Parliament to make a navigable river from Brixton Causeway to the Thames. The estate was let to members of the Fox family throughout the C18th and C19th. The third Baron Holland began to develop the estate for housing and this was continued after his death by his wife, Lady Holland. Loughborough Park Estate was laid out between 1844-57, probably designed by Henry Currey who designed St Thomas' Hospital.

In 1927 a small triangular garden at the southern tip of Loughborough Park was given to Lambeth Borough Council by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with a contribution to the cost of replanting it, but this later disappeared despite protection under the 1931 Squares Preservation Act. In 1971-2 a new public garden was laid out on a large triangular site, formerly the site of allotments between the houses. The garden is enclosed with brick walls and contains some older trees, with gravel walks around the perimeter, shrub beds, and playgrounds. A Japanese style garden was created at the north.

Sources consulted:

Marie Draper 'Lambeth's Open Spaces, An historical account', LB Lambeth 1979; Report of the Royal Commission on London Squares, 1928

Grid ref:

TQ317754 (531750,175450)

Size in hectares:

1.63

Site ownership:

LB Lambeth

Site management:

Environment Directorate, Parks and Greenspaces Unit (Team Lambeth). Friends of Loughborough Park

Date(s):

1971-2

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

(listed early Victorian villas to north, east and west)

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 (part)

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:

Loughborough Park

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes - Local Importance

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Open Space. Protected London Square