Description
Northwood Park was a large estate and fragments of its C19th landscape park survive since Mount Vernon Hospital was built in 1904. Northwood Hall to the south of the hospital site was rebuilt and renamed Denville Hall in c.1840 for the Norton family. Surviving landscape features include a lake, a clump of Corsican pine, a mid C19th lodge on the road, and a small flint gazebo close to the roadside.
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Maze Farm; Northwood Hall |
|---|---|
| Site location | Ducks Hill Road, Northwood |
| Postcode | HA6 |
| What3Words | ///stole.crowds.gravel |
| Type of Site | Private Open Land |
| Borough | Hillingdon |
| Open to Public | No |
| Opening Times | private |
| Public Transport | Tube: Northwood (Metropolitan). Bus: 8, 282, 331, H11, R21. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2005 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
The North London Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest was founded in 1860, moving to Mount Vernon in Hampstead in 1864, from where it gained its name. In 1904 it moved to the Northwood Park estate, later becoming a general hospital in c.1939 and in 1967 the Marie Curie Hospital moved here.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ080911 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | private |
| Dates | C19th |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Hillingdon |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | Yes |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Holy Trinity Church was built in 1854 to serve the growing population of Northwood, paid for by the Grosvenor family, whose memorials are found in the church and its picturesque churchyard. Among those buried here are the architect Charles Harrison Townsend; some of the C20th monuments have interesting detailing, such as that of Eva Victoria Lindley. The lych-gate was erected to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII.
Ruislip Woods contain a number of woods including Park Wood, Copse Wood, Mad Bess Wood, Bayhurst Woods and Poors Field, and the site is a substantial fragment of the formerly extensive Ruislip Park, at one time comparable to Enfield Chase. The woods were worked into the C20th but in 1932-36 the estate passed into public ownership. Ruislip Woods was preserved as part of the Green Belt and designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1950.
Ruislip Lido was formed in the 1930s from an artificial lake that was made in the early C19th to feed the Grand Junction Canal. The grounds around the Lido were laid out for the Canal Company in the 1930s, including a restaurant and dance floor, with a miniature railway provided from c.1945 and a beach offering swimming, pedalos and water-skiing. In the 1950s the Lido was purchased by the local council, who continue to maintain the site. For someone unfamiliar with the area, coming across the Lido with its beach and miniature railway is a complete surprise.