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| Arundel and Elgin Communal Garden (Ladbroke Estate) |
Kensington & Chelsea |
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Arundel and Elgin Communal Garden is part of the Ladbroke Estate, laid out as a planned garden suburb with a coherent layout of concentric crescents and large communal gardens whose features were first suggested in a plan by architect and estate surveyor Thomas Allason in 1823. His scheme was later modified by others, including James Thomson, although Allason remained involved until his death in 1852. Building started in the 1840s; the outer concentric crescents date from the 1860s. During the lull in building development, the land was leased for a time for a racecourse, the Hippodrome, which operated from 1837-41. The garden has mature trees, shrubs and other planting, with a tall plane tree in the centre. |
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| Site location: |
Kensington Park Road/Ladbroke Grove |
| Postcode: |
W11 2ER |
| Type of site: |
Garden Square |
| Date(s): |
1852-1862 |
| Designer(s): |
Thomas Allason, architect and surveyor (overall plan of Ladbroke Estate) |
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| Borough: |
Kensington & Chelsea |
| Site ownership: |
private |
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| Open to public? |
Occasionally |
| Opening times: |
Has opened for OGSW. Otherwise private, for keyholders only |
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| Public transport: |
Tube: Ladbroke Grove (Hammersmith & City), Notting Hill Gate (District/Circle/Central). Bus 23, 52, 452 |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/06/2000
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