Description

Referred to as Kenton Road Shrubbery in 1898, this was a small enclosure at the junction of roads owned and maintained by Hackney Borough Council and preserved under the London Squares and Enclosures (Preservation) Act of 1906. It remains a small landscaped area with 5 London plane trees, raised beds on low walls with York stone paving with niches for seating, no longer there.

Practical Information

Previously known as Kenton Road Triangle
Site location Kenton Road/Queen Anne Road/Valentine Road
Postcode E9
What3Words ///pushy.upset.bells
Type of Site Garden Square
Borough Hackney
Open to Public Yes
Opening Times unrestricted
Public Transport London Overground: Homerton
Research Updated 1 August 2008
Last Updated 18 October 2026

Further Information

Grid Reference TQ356845
Size in hectares 0.0243
Site Ownership LB Hackney
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 Yes
Local Authority Hackney
In Conservation Area No
Tree Preservation Order No
Nature Conservation Area No
Green Belt No
Metropolitan Open Land No
Other LA Designation London Square

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Kit Crowley Gardens

Originally known as Cassland Road Gardens these gardens date from the 1850s when Cassland Crescent was laid out on the northern side of Cassland Road by the Trustees of the Sir John Cass Estate. In 1858 the Cass Estate asked tenants of the Crescent to contribute towards enclosing the garden and sought tenders for iron railings. It is thought that the lawns, lime and London plane trees date from that time. Post WWII, the Governors of Sir John Cass's Foundation leased the gardens to Hackney Borough Council, to be maintained as a public amenity. In July 2021 the gardens were renamed Kit Crowley Gardens as part of Hackney's Review, Rename, Reclaim project. Kit Crowley's name replaced that of Sir John Cass, who was director of the Royal African Company, an English slave trading company that trafficked enslaved Africans for profit in the late C17th. 

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Well Street Common

Well Street gets its name from a spring that was once here. Well Street Common was previously part of South Hackney Common, which was owned by the Lord of the Manor of Hackney and used for agriculture. As the area was becoming built over, 180 acres of Hackney's common land was saved from development following a local petition and campaign in the 1860s, which led to its preservation for public use. All these lands were transferred to the MBW although it wasn't until the 1880s that the rights were purchased from the Lord of the Manor. Common rights were extinguished by an Act of Parliament 1884. Well Street Common was laid out with paths, seating and some planting and has mature horse chestnut and plane trees.
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St John of Jerusalem with Christ Church South Hackney Graveyard

The church of St John of Jerusalem was built in 1848, replacing a chapel-of-ease of 1806-10 on the north side of Well Street that had become parish church for South Hackney in 1825 when the parish was divided into three. The original spire was lost during WWII, replaced by a new slender spire. The church is surrounded by its churchyard on a large island site with an alley of C19th plane trees, railed graveyard with C20th railings, headstones, and 2 handsome C19th monuments dedicated to the Hopewell and the Framington families. In 1904 footpaths and lighting were provided through the churchyard.