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The Grove Nature Reserve was once the garden of The Grove, a large house on the edge of Hillingdon Village. Its central feature is a sequence of ponds, two small and one large, which run through the reserve. The site was reduced in size in the 1980s when housing development encroached to the north. Woodland contains oak, ash and sycamore with some pine and larch as remnants of the garden planting. It is managed by the London Wildlife Trust.

The Grove Park was once part of The Grove estate, itself originally within the sub-manor of Stone Court that dates back to the C14th. Stone Court was purchased by John Cater in 1697, but after his death the property was inherited by Thomas Scawen whose uncle, owner of the neighbouring Carshalton Park, had provided mortgages to Cater. Thomas Scawen lived at Stone House until his death and undertook landscaping works that partially survive. The estate was divided in the early C19th. What is now The Grove Park was purchased by Carshalton UDC in 1924 and opened as a public park.

The Harington Scheme was established in 1980 by a group of local people in Highgate and is a registered charity that supports mainly young people, but also adults with learning differences to develop life skills, with a focus on horticulture. Working from premises in Cholmeley Park with a large garden, students are given individual education, training and support across activities including horticulture, retail and employability for a more rewarding and independent life. Horticultural training is at the charity's heart and is an important element in the Skills Pathways programme; a Day Service offers therapeutic activity through horticulture; the Harington Gardeners initiative is run as an income-generating garden maintenance company although the main focus is on developing Assistant Gardeners' skills and independence, most of whom are former Harington students; and the Harington Charity Shops in Highgate and Hornsey offer work experience as well as generating income for the Scheme. The Scheme's 1.4-acre garden on the site of an earlier walled garden comprises a formal area, vegetable plots, greenhouse and conservation area.

The Highams Park is on part of the former Highams estate, landscaped in the 1790s by Humphry Repton. Highams House is now Woodford County High School for Girls and the estate lands still exists in part, primarily as two adjacent park areas: Highams Park, owned by the Corporation of the City of London and part of Epping Forest, and The Highams Park, which was purchased by the local Council. It is on a triangle of sloping land on the eastern side of Repton's lake, which is within the Corporation land. In 1947 176 pre-fabs were erected here, removed in 1961 when this section of the park was re-established in the 'V' formed between two suburban streets.

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The Hill Garden and Pergola were formerly part of the gardens of Hill House, a villa of 1807 that was remodelled in 1896 and rebuilt and enlarged by Sir William Lever, later Viscount Leverhulme, who was owner from 1904-1925. His gardens were laid out in 3 phases, following his purchase of Hill House, renamed The Hill; a second scheme following purchase of Heath Lodge to the north-west in 1911, and a third after he acquired Cedar Lawn in 1914. The first 2 schemes were by Thomas Mawson and included an extensive Pergola and formal gardens. The Hill was acquired by Baron Inverforth in 1926; it was renamed Inverforth House in 1955 when he left it to Manor House Hospital. The property was divided in 1960, the LCC purchasing the western part and north-west part of the pergola, which opened to the public in 1963 as the Hill Garden. In 1991 the part of the pergola owned by the hospital was added to the public gardens. Inverforth House and gardens remain private. The 800ft-long Pergola was restored in 1995 and formal gardens were laid out on former kitchen gardens.

The Hollies was a villa built in 1853/4 for the Lewin family on the site of an earlier Tudor house, and set in substantial grounds. In 1901 the Greenwich and Deptford Board of Guardians purchased the estate and set up a self-contained village for poor children, using the mansion as the administrative centre. The open parkland setting was a revolutionary idea in comparison with many contemporary orphanages. Separate accommodation was built for boys and girls, the cottages and blocks named after different trees. Among the amenities were a school, infirmary, laundry, gymnasium and bakery. From 1965 onwards the home was gradually closed down, and the estate developed for private residence but with much open space retained. The mid-C19th house and stables, together with early C20th buildings, were largely converted, within the setting of mature trees and vestigial parkland.

Allbury House dates from 1856, a grand house with an entrance porch with 4 Ionic columns. The OS Map of 1895-98 shows a lodge on the main road and a curving drive leading to the house. In 1926, no longer in use as a private house, it became Surbiton County School. It is now part of The Hollyfield School, which was established in 1937, since 2011 an Academy Trust. Fine mature trees including cedar and evergreen oak remain within the sweeping lawns in front of the house, with gardens behind.

The House of Charity, later called the House of St Barnabas-in-Soho, was established in 1846 as one of the first hostels in London. From 1862 it occupied No 1 Greek Street, a fine C18th house, and provided temporary accommodation for homeless people. Its private chapel was built in 1862-5. The work of the charity has continued to this day, although the house is no longer residential. The small courtyard garden, enclosed on two sides by the house and chapel, has paved areas, some flower beds and a number of mature trees, including a mulberry under which Charles Dickens may have sat in 1859 to plan 'A Tale of Two Cities', nearby Manette Street recalling his character, Dr Manette.

The Jewish Burial Ground was opened by the Reform Synagogue, who broke away from the Bevis Marks Sephardic cemetery. The first recorded burial was in 1843 and it was in use until 1951. Enclosed by high brick walls, the burial ground has numerous regularly arranged tombstones set in grass with plane trees along the Kingsbury Road and south boundaries. Among those buried here are many prominent members of the Jewish community such as the de Stern, Goldsmid and Mocatta families.

Beulah Spa developed in the early C19th from a spa where people came to take the waters. On 1 August 1831 the 30-acre site, owned by Mr J D Smith, was opened as a place of entertainment with gardens laid out by Decimus Burton. A wide range of attractions were provided but its popularity began to decline when the Crystal Palace moved to nearby Sydenham in 1854. In May 1858 the Beulah Spa estate was sold by auction and a large mansion called The Lawns was built. In 1939 The Lawns estate was conveyed to Croydon Corporation, NT and the MPGA, covenanted to remain as public open space. The mansion was demolished in the mid-1960s after a fire. The lawn today marks the site of the ornamentat gardens, and the hanging woodland remains through which ornamental walks were laid out.

The Leys is an open area of grassland with trees, shrubs and the Wantz stream running through it. It was formerly meadowland of Leys Farm, and once part of the Manor of East Hall, which dated back to at least the C14th. The site was purchased by Dagenham UDC in 1928 to provide for public recreation and at one time had a fine open-air swimming pool, which opened in 1939. The filtration plant was destroyed in WWII in 1940 and the pool eventually closed.

The London Chest Hospital was founded in 1848 to offer treatment to poor people in the City and East London suffering from tuberculosis. Land owned by the Crown was acquired on Bonner Fields, formerly the site of Stepney Manor House, demolished in 1848, where there had been plans to lay out ornamental gardens as part of Victoria Park. The foundation stone was laid by Prince Albert in 1851 and the new hospital opened in 1855. In the following decades pioneering work led to a greater understanding of TB. The hospital was set in spacious grounds with mature trees including an ancient mulberry tree once in the grounds of Bishop Bonner's palace. As open-air treatment was recommended sun balconies were added to the south-east of the building in the early 1900s, although they were later enclosed. The hospital closed in 2015 and the site sold for development to Circle Housing.