Description
The Holly Park Estate was built in 1952 retaining original parkland trees from the earlier landscape, which include mature pedunculate and Turkey oak, beech and plane trees in the areas between blocks of flats. There are also thickets of holly and dog rose. The estate landscaping comprises grass, trees and paths that run through it, with a number of play areas provided.
Practical Information
| Site location | Holly Park/Crouch Hill |
|---|---|
| Postcode | N4 |
| What3Words | ///field.danger.bump |
| Type of Site | Housing/Estate Landscaping |
| Borough | Islington |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | for residents use, although there is public access through the estate |
| Facilities | Children's play facilities for residents |
| Public Transport | London Overground: Crouch Hill. Bus: W7 |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ304876 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 3.3 |
| Site Ownership | LB Islington |
| Site Management | Housing Department |
| Dates | 1952 |
| 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 | Islington |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | Yes - Borough Importance II |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Shopping Policy Area |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Crouch Hill Park is a new community park that opened in late 2012, but part of the site was once Crouch Hill Recreation Centre and its gardens, which existed from the 1920s. After it closed in 2004 it subsequently became derelict. Redevelopment of the site began in April 2011 and in addition to the public park, the site includes new buildings of Ashmount Primary School, CAPE Play and Youth Project and Bowlers Community Nursery, as well as improvements to the existing multi-use games area.
Elthorne Park is a public park dating from when the area was being largely reconstructed post WWII. From the 1960s Islington Council began building new housing provision in the area, which included the Elthorne estate, built in the 1970s. Within the municipal park is a walled garden commemorating Nobel Peace Prize winner Philip Noel-Baker, which opened in 1984. The Peace Garden was designed by Steve Adams and echoes Modernism in style, with rectilinear components, including paving and a water feature. Two sculptures were installed in the park in 1985, one within the Peace Garden. The park has a conservation area with an avenue of silver birch trees, native hedgerow and a perennial meadow.
Sussex Close is housing built by Islington Borough Council in 1950 and designed by architect E C P Monson. It comprises an 8-storey crescent enclosing a communal garden, which has lawn, shrubs and a number of trees, together with a playground.