The square was laid out in 1853-6 as part of the development belonging to the Corporation of Trinity House. It consists of 32 individual houses plus Holy Trinity Rectory, which was built in 1872. The garden is maintained by Trinity House and usually open to residents only. It still has its original 19th Century cast-iron railings. In the centre of the square is a Box Parterre with standard roses. This is surrounded by lawns with a small bed and plinth at either end. The lawns are themselves surrounded by mature shrub borders and large trees; horse chestnut, sycamore and London planes. The garden is in a cul-de-sac, secluded and relatively unknown. The new Memorial Garden commemorating HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, as the longest serving Master of Trinity House, sits between Merrick Square and Trinity Church Square. The two Squares are linked by a line of plane trees.
The garden and houses featured in the 2018 Disney film Christopher Robin, when Winnie the Pooh tracked down Christopher Robin to a city park bench.
Head Gardener Trinity Village Estate: Penny Hinves
Formal garden square with statue laid out in 1824–32. With Merrick Square and the Memorial Garden it forms part of Trinity Village Estate, owned by Trinity House, and is within the Trinity Church Square Conservation Area.
Cobblestone Victorian mews, once light industrial units, now studios for various artists and craftspeople. Extensively planted with pots, baskets, vines and planters.
This award-winning oasis of green space in south London is open to all, seven days a week. Alongside fruit trees, sub-tropical planting and glasshouses, it is also home to a horticultural training centre and a vast array of wildlife.
Situated next to All Hallows Church on a busy road through the City, the award winning Nic’s Secret Garden and Plant Rescue Nursery is a small oasis in the urban city jungle, an exemplar of one person's passion for horticulture.
