100 Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 Linkto green spacetowest and • Stondon ParkRoadisofdiverse quality, but • Strong gridlayout tostreets • Strong andattractive urbanform ofcentre • height bow windows. with strong vertical rhythms from thedouble predominantly madeupofinterwarterraces line ( toForest Hill). The area is with HonorOakParkstationonthewestern sandwiched between two parallelrailway lines, on StansteadRoad. Itisaresidential area Hill, separatedfrom itby theindustrialestate extentofForestHonor Oakisthenorthern Key characteristics which forms a partial barrier.which forms apartial surrounding residential across railline, it includessomeinteresting architecture with clearconnectiontorailstation. Sweep ofthelandscape asexperiencedfrom • Heritage assets One TreeHill north lookstowardsnorth andLadywell. station. ofCrofton part Park The northern a smallshoppingcentre around variable andthearea haslimitedfacilitieswith The qualityofbuildingsalongBrockley Roadis Victorian red brickhouses. generally onagridwithperimeterblocksoflate in network ofroads, thelayout ofwhichis Crofton Parkischaracterisedby adense Key characteristics CROFTON PARK fl uenced by thetopography andrailline, but Erosion ofdetailthrough incremental loss • Key issues Unityofthebetterpreserved terraces • Heritage assets brickwork of originalfeatures, includingoverpainting of 101 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 102 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 Western ofarea part dominatedby strong • Some interesting olderbuildingsincludinga • Realmix oflayouts andarchitecture around • • Varied neighbourhood Characteristics include: one ofthemainroads intoLewisham. shops andpubsisfocussed onLadywell Road, Commercial development includingEdwardian Gerrard. off Vicar Hill, builtby localdeveloper Samuel preserved andmostdistinctive beingthestreets These are tightly de 1880s development around railway station. ispredominantly characterisedby Key characteristics LADYWELL grid of Victorian streets. former watertower river valley fi ned terraces, thebest • Traf andenhancementofthenew Preservation • Key issues Water tower oftheformer StOlaves Union • ofLadywell part hasrecently Northern • Heritage assets conservation area conservation Workhouse –locallandmark area.been designatedasaconservation fi c management onLadywell Road 103 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 104 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 landmark water tower thathasbeenretained asalocal South) -deepplanblocksgrouped around a terraces make way for modern To thewest ofHitherGreen Lanethe Mounts on aregular grid. This loosensupwith terraces,late 19thcentury densely developed The streets eithersideofthestationare mostly depot andmarshallingyards. with trees intheapex andbeyond, therailway two railway linesthatconverge atHitherGreen, . The area issubstantially de isboundedby Lee, Lewisham and Key characteristics HITHER GREEN fi eld Park providing relief ofopenspace. fl ats (Meridian ats fi ned by the Raillinesdissectthe area across its • Key issues • Mounts Water tower oftheformer ParkFever • Heritage assets disrupting theurbanform half,northern preventing movement and Hospital fi eld Park eld 105 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 106 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 residential streets. areas, sitedinthemidstofotherwiseentirely ofthehousing Schools are locatedinthe heart gateway intothearea from Blackheath Lee Green junctionisa key focus andactsasa tothewest.particularly residential streets away from themainroute – consistent Victorian terrace streets on route of A2212 (Burnt Ash Road), with There isamixofhousing typesalongmain from the1960sand70s both sidesofLeeRoad, includingdevelopments Blackheath. Smallerscale, denserterraces on Avenue. Leeismore densely developed than to joinLewisham Way, extendingto Westhorn Road, themainroad thatrunsintoLewisham De Key characteristics LEE AND LEEGREEN fi ned here asthearea southofLeeHigh • Integrity of the conservation area Integrityoftheconservation • Key issues ManorHouseGardens isawell usedand • (formerly 34theManor) LeePublicLibrary • BoonesChapel, 1683(listedGrade1) • area LeeManorconservation • Heritage assets attractive asset, recently restored Old Road, listedGradell* 107 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 108 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 and north acrossand north Southwark andLewisham. situated onthehigherground, withviews west of allperiods. The larger housestendtobe clustered round railway station, andhouses shopping, pubs andcafes withthelocalcentre arrival oftherailway. Today there isamix of inthe 1840safterthe taking offparticularly Forest Hilldeveloped speculatively from 1800, End. panoramas oftheCityLondonand West From there SydenhamHillinparticular are and theviews obtainedfrom streets. certain its characteristiedtogetherby thehilly terrain streets ofvariousshapes, stylesandperiods, but Forest Hillisamixed area withhousesand Key characteristics FOREST HILL Viabilityofthe shops andbusinessesinthe • Erosion ofarchitectural detailinsome • • Traf Key issues HornimanMuseumisabuildingofnational • Forest area Hillconservation • Heritage assets neighbourhood streets fi withasigni importance ne gardens. ne fi c onSouth Circular fi cant collectionand 109 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 110 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 plots andhouses. bigger, lessregimented blocksandwithlarger generally later–mostly interwar–laidouton Close totheFieldshousesandstreets are those atCrofton ParkandHonorOak. frontand withshort gardens, comparable with with doubleheightbay windows, closely spaced Northwood Roadare madeupofpaired houses straight streets suchasCarholmeRoadand To thesouthofStansteadRoadlong, sides ofStansteadRoad(theSouthCircular). Fields andthestreets tothesouth, onboth Identi Key characteristics BLYTHE HILL fi ed asthearea around Blythe Hill Lossoffront gardens andarchitectural • Key issues Blythe HillFields are avaluedrecreational • StansteadGrove area, conservation an • Heritage assets detail intheearlierstreets asset andagreen lunginthisbuilt-uparea behind theSouthCircular enclave housestucked of19thcentury 111 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 112 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 choice ofcentralLondondestinations. (Catford andCatford Bridge)whichoffer a The area by isserved two railway stations by long, straightavenues. south eastofthetown centre ischaracterised speculative houses. Culverley Green, tothe and postwardevelopments ofprivate centre are regular spaciousandvery Edwardian The terraces tothesoutheastoftown police stationandtheatre. functions suchastheCouncilof it alsoincludeslargescalecivicandcultural functions suchastheshopsandmarket, and Rushey Green. As well ascommercial Lewisham, focussed around Catford Broadway Catford isthesecondcommercial centre in Key characteristics CATFORD fi ces,library, Eros House–brutalistof • Broadway Theatre, 1930sGradell • Culverley area Green conservation • Heritage assets Undesirablepermitted development • Sustainingandenhancing thecivicand • • Traf Key issues architectural unity. in someareas, resulting inalossof commercial role ofthetown centre Grade ll Lewisham Councilbuiltin1968andlisted fi c inCatford fi ce buildingfor 113 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 114 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 the Borough. Park lacksthedistinctivenessof ofotherparts such asCatford, Lewisham orForest Hill; Grove disconnected from themore urbancentres The majorityofthearea isclassicsuburbia, but housing. Grove Parkhospitaland sinceredeveloped for workhouse inthearea, laterconverted to the 1870sandthere was alsoa Victorian The railway stationoriginally openedin the electri housing for commuters beingencouragedby for Councilhousinginthe1920s, withprivate Bromley. The area wassubstantially developed as itsspine, runningbetween LeeGreen and A diffuseresidential area withBaringRoad Key characteristics GROVE PARK fi cation oftherailway linein1926. ConnectingGrove of Parktootherparts • Key issues Former Grove ParkHospital • HitherGreen cemetery, totheeastof • Heritage assets with littlestreet atall. greenery greencontrast somevery streets andthose created by hilly terrain and there isanoticeable There isamixoftypologiesandwindingroads Greenwich andBromley Lewisham andtheadjacentboroughs of Verdant Lane–1873chapels 115 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 116 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 these. topography exerts an in characteristics.their own particular The hilly areas andhavedesignated asconservation the Victorian andEdwardian areas have been streets laidoutperpendicular toit. Several of main road through thearea withsecondary Westwood HillandSydenhamRoadisthe more modesthousesfor clerksandartisans. Mansions for thewealthy were followed by moved from HydeParktoUpperNorwood. re-erection Palacewhenitwas oftheCrystal survives. Substantial development followed the littleevidencealthough very ofthisnow Sydenham Road, closetotheCommon, Sydenham wasoriginally ahamletalong Key characteristics SYDENHAM fl uence onseveral of • Preserving theseparateidentitiesof Preserving • Key issues Listedbuildingsinclude StBartholomew, • • Halifax area SydenhamParkconservation Street • area SydenhamHill/Kirkdaleconservation • Jews Walk area conservation • Cobb’s area Cornerconservation • Sydenham area Thorpes conservation • Heritage assets conservation areas conservation Westwood Hill(Gradell*) the area. addition to (2005) isanotablecontemporary The new church ofStGeorge’s Perry Hill Road and Allenby Road. terraces offPerry Rise, suchasthoseonGarlies villasand exceptions are the mid-19thcentury and deeper, mature gardens behind. The frontsemi-detached houseswithshort gardens and mostly consistsofstreets ofinter-war the Perry Hillarea isalmostentirely residential as themostprominent landmarks. Otherwise superstore anditscarpark, withtwo gasholders To thesouth, thearea isdominatedby a and Catford. Perry Hillisthemainroad between Sydenham Key characteristics PERRY HILL Bringingforward thelargeareas ofpost- • Key issues area Perry Fieldsconservation • Heritage assets surrounding neighbourhoods. which iswell integratedwiththe industrial landfor suitabledevelopment 117 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 118 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010 make anappealing composition. designed inasensitive manner andtogether their construction. However, they have been that thebuildingsare simple andfunctionalin restrictions for publichousinginhiserameans and socialcivicfunctionsaround it. Budget nature creating afocus onthecommunal park its key distinguishingfeatures, withtheradial The strong formal planofthearea isoneof 1930s. began in1921andcontinued through tothe radiating from BellinghamGreen. Development period butwithamore formal plan, withstreets also developed by the LCC intheinter-war Bellingham isthesisterestatetoDownham, Key characteristics BELLINGHAM Riskoflossstreet trees andverges due • Protecting theintegrityofoverall design • Key issues Key green spacesandstreet trees • Integrityoftheestate • Heritage assets to pressures for parking. appearance. of theestatetomaintaincohesive road, paralleltotheRiver Ravensbourne. cottages pubsandchurch linedalongthemain village thatonce Road shows somevestigial evidence oftheold Garden Citymovement. At Southend, Bromley rural vernacular models, asespoused by the form withaconsciousattempttofollow the Laid outasperimeterblocksbutonundulating the mostambitiousofits “cottage” estates. by theLondonCountyCouncilandamongst Very largeCouncilestatebuiltinthe1920s-30s Key characteristics fl ourished here; farmhouses, • Connections to other parts ofLondonor Connectionstootherparts • Key issues ListedbuildingsatSouthend–thenucleus • Heritage assets little varietyintheestate the borough are relatively poorandthere is pond of theoldvillage, completewiththevillage 119 Lewisham Character Study | Final Report | September 2010