Leased by John Evelyn from Charles II in 1663 and trashed by Peter the Great in 1698. The picture source gives a full history of the house which was badly damaged in WW2 and demolished in 1947. The Greenwich Phantom has a photo of a building which formed part of the house and the Garden History Society has a wooden model of the house and garden.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sayes Court
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Peter the Great statue
Statue unveiled by Prince Michael of Kent, as Patron of the Peter the Great T...
Other Subjects
Local people (King's Cross)
Local people fought and won against office development and created The Calthorpe Project, community gardens, play space and under fives' area.
1 memorial
Metropolitan Public Gardens Association
A charity for the preservation of public parks and gardens in London. It facilitated the creation of new public open spaces. First chairman was the Earl of Meath. In about 1890 the MPGA was based a...
Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, Philanthropy
8 memorials
Old Velho / First Jewish cemetery
From London Gardens Online : "The Sephardi Velho (Old) Cemetery opened in 1657, the first Jewish cemetery to be established with Oliver Cromwell's approval. The land was formerly part of a garden a...
2 memorials
Burgess Park
Unusually, this park was created out of land which had previously been built on. It is one of the largest parks in south London, and is still unfinished. The area was developed in the 19th century ...
1 memorial
Harvey Hinds
Harvey William Hinds, politician, clergyman and youth campaigner. Labour Southwark Councillor. Champion of Burgess Park and education, leisure and recreation. Elected to the Greater London Council ...
Person, Children, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Religion
1 memorial
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National Children's Bureau
EC1, Wakley Street, 8
The inscription in the stone is merely functional but the overlapping children's heads adorning the entrance are a delight. The "hair" o...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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