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Whitgift School occupies former parkland of Haling Park, and vestiges of the earlier planting remain in the school grounds and a copse from the medieval woodland. Haling Park was once the home of Lord Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of the Fleet at the time of the Armada in 1588. The school was founded in Croydon in 1596 by John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, and opened in 1600; it moved to Haling Park in 1931. Andrew Quadrangle in the centre of the main block has undulating lawns, an ornamental pond, collection of bonsai and a Japanese garden, with aviaries and a variety of exotic birds. An Elizabethan-style Founder's Garden was created in 2000 on the site of Haling Park's walled garden. The Water Gardens opened in 2005 with a waterfall between upper and lower lakes and over 500 species of trees and shrubs. |
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| Previous / Other name: |
Haling Park |
| Site location: |
Haling Park Road, South Croydon |
| Postcode: |
CR2 6YT |
| Type of site: |
Institutional Grounds |
| Date(s): |
C19th/20th |
| Designer(s): |
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| Listed structures: |
LBII: Haling Cottage (Whitgift School Headmaster's House). Local list: Whitgift School |
| Borough: |
Croydon |
| Site ownership: |
Whitgift School |
| Site management: |
Whitgift School |
| Open to public? |
Occasionally |
| Opening times: |
Has opened for OGSW. Otherwise private, school users/visitors only |
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| Facilities: |
Whitgift Primary Schools Project enables local schools to see aviary, squirrels and other wildlife kept here. |
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| Public transport: |
Rail: East Croydon then bus; South Croydon then bus. Bus: 60, 166, 312, 405, 407, 469, 466, 468 |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/06/2007
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.whitgift.co.uk
