Part of Octavia Hill's pioneering social housing scheme. It consists of two rows of cottages and a community hall, designed by Elijah Hoole. It was created to provide 'An open air sitting room for the tired inhabitants of Southwark' and had an elaborate layout of curved lawns, flower beds and serpentine paths, an ornamental pond with fountain, bandstand and covered children's play area.
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Red Cross Garden
Octavia Hill, social reformer, established this garden, hall and cottages, an...
The plaque is in a sheltered area just to the left of our main photograph. Th...
Rotary clubs were founded to encourage fellowship amongst members of local bu...
Initially called 'sha'arhashamayim', the Gate of Heaven, this was the first p...
From the picture source website: "Founded in 1924, although its roots go back...
