Site details:
| Courtfield Gardens (West) |
Kensington & Chelsea |
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Courtfield Gardens (West) are private communal gardens provided for residents of the houses that surround it, which were built as part of the Gunter Estate development that took place from 1840s onwards. The northern area of the estate was developed from 1865 encouraged by the arrival of the railway. Courtfield Gardens was built between 1873-81 and the communal garden was formally laid out with lawns, flowerbeds and trees. Lessees of housing abutting the gardens had access on payment of rent for its upkeep. The garden today is bounded by replicas of the original railings and is dominated by an unusually large London plane. |
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| Site location: |
Courtfield Gardens |
| Postcode: |
SW5 0PD |
| Type of site: |
Garden Square |
| Date(s): |
1873-81 |
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| Borough: |
Kensington & Chelsea |
| Site ownership: |
Gunter Estate |
| Site management: |
Courtfield Gardens Committee |
| Open to public? |
Occasionally |
| Opening times: |
Has opened for OGSW. Otherwise private, for keyholders only |
| Special conditions: |
No ball games, no dogs |
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| Public transport: |
Tube: Gloucester Road, (District, Circle, Piccadilly); Earls Court (District, Piccadilly). Bus: 74, 328, C1, C3. |
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The information shown above was correct at the time of the last update 01/12/2009
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.courtfieldgardens.net
