Description
Lyndhurst Square was built in 1843, with a small strip of ornamental landscaping with shrubs and trees between the terraces. Camberwell Borough Council took over maintenance of the garden in 1913. Opposite the square is K2 telephone kiosk of 1927 designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.
Practical Information
| Site location | Lyndhurst Square, off Lyndhurst Way |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SE15 |
| What3Words | ///cloth.panic.paints |
| Type of Site | Garden Square; |
| Borough | Southwark |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | locked |
| Public Transport | Rail: Peckham Rye. Bus: 12, 36, 171, 3443, 345 |
| Research Updated | 1 March 2003 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ337765 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 0.03 |
| Site Ownership | LB Southwark |
| Site Management | Parks |
| Dates | pre-1913 |
| Listed Structures | LBII: Nos.1 - 7 Lyndhurst Square (south side); No.10 Lyndhurst Square (north side); K2 telephone kiosk |
| 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 | Southwark |
| In Conservation Area | Yes |
| Conservation Area Name | Holly Grove? |
| Tree Preservation Order | No |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Square, Tier 3 |
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Nearby parks and gardens
A triangle of land of 0.13 hectares at Azenby Road at the western part of the present Warwick Gardens was acquired by Camberwell Borough Council in 1910 for £600, with a contribution from the LCC of £388. It was opened the same year as Azenby Road Playground, and maintained by Camberwell Borough Council as an open playground. It has since been expanded to the present Warwick Gardens, which was laid out post WWII.
Holly Grove Shrubbery is a Victorian shrubbery with a serpentine boundary with a footpath winding through it, of some 250 yards in length. The shrubbery adjoins the nearby listed houses in Holly Grove built between 1816 and 1822, fronted by cast iron railings. The land between South Grove and the rear of houses in Elm Grove was purchased by Camberwell Borough Council in 1896 for £966, which represented paving charges from which the owners were released, and the land was laid out as a shrubbery with the pathway along its length and opened to the public in 1897. It was extended In 1902 when further land was purchased for £350.
Lucas Gardens was originally the grounds of a terrace of 12 Georgian houses known as East Terrace, which were later used as an extension to Camberwell House Lunatic Asylum established in 1846 in a former school building on the north side of Peckham Road. During WWI a Flying Boat was displayed in what is now the public park, probably bought by local subscription as part of the war effort. Lucas Gardens opened as a public park in July 1955 and is on a gently sloping site with winding paths and mature trees. The main gates on Peckham Road were refurbished in the late C20th together with new landscaping that included flower beds, paths, ornamental trees and a water feature in the north of the park.