Lyttelton Playing Fields

Lyttelton Playing Fields constitutes a large section of the green corridor which lies either side of Mutton Brook from Norrice Lea to Henley’s Corner.

Lyttelton Playing Fields

A dispute between Finchley Urban District Council and Hampstead Garden Suburb as to whether the Lyttelton Playing Fields were to be exempt from building was settled by a Public Enquiry in 1931 and the lands conveyed to Finchley UDC in 1933.
Credit: Wiki Commons/Memespring

At Lyttelton Playing Fields, the narrow strip of parkland widens to enclose 9 hectares of park and playing fields. A thick belt of trees (the remains of ancient woodland called Watery Wood) provides a barrier to the north.

The hedgerow along the southern edge once marked the boundary of the Bishop of London’s Hornsey Park Estate.

There is also a 900-year old hedgerow running diagonally across it containing over nine species including oak, wild cherry, field maple, hornbeam and hawthorn.

Did we get something wrong?
Find the contribute form on the desktop version of the website, just below this message, and put us right.

Main source:	The Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust
	Further citations and sources

NEARBY STREETS

Abington House, NW11 Abington House is a block of flats designed for housing ’working women’ (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Abington House, NW11

Beaufort House, NW11 Beaufort House is one of the 1928-built Emmott Close blocks (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Beaufort House, NW11

Belvedere Court, N2 Belvedere Court is a residential block consisting of fifty-six flats (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Belvedere Court, N2

Blandford Close, N2 Blandford Close, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Blandford Close, N2

Brunner Close, NW11 Brunner Close is a cul-de-sac situated off of Litchfield Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Brunner Close, NW11

Bute Mews, N2 Bute Mews lies behind Market Place (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Bute Mews, N2

Carlyle Close, N2 Carlyle Close dates from 1935 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Carlyle Close, N2

Chalton Drive, N2 Carlyle Close, Spencer Drive, Milton Close and Charlton Drive were all developed between 1934 and 1937 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Chalton Drive, N2

Church Mount, N2 Church Mount features detached houses individually designed in the late 1930s and mid-1950s by various architects (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Church Mount, N2

Constable Close, NW11 Constable Close runs southwest from Wildwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Constable Close, NW11

Cornwood Close, N2 Cornwood Close runs north off Lyttleton Road - the A1 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Cornwood Close, N2

Cotman Close, NW11 Cotman Close leads off Meadway (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Cotman Close, NW11

Crosby Court, N2 Crosby Court is a block behind the shops of Market Place (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Crosby Court, N2

Deacons Rise, N2 Deacons Rise runs parallel to the main A1 running through the area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Deacons Rise, N2

Devon Rise, N2 Devon Rise connects Brim Hill and Vivian Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Devon Rise, N2

Greenhalgh Walk, N2 Greenhalgh Walk, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb’s northern extension (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Greenhalgh Walk, N2

Grey Close, NW11 Grey Close lies opposite Litchfield Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Grey Close, NW11

Gurney Drive, N2 Gurney Drive is part of the northern Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Gurney Drive, N2

Harford Walk, N2 Harford Walk lies off Vivian Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Harford Walk, N2

Hill Rise, NW11 Hill Rise leads north from Falloden Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Hill Rise, NW11

Holne Chase, N2 Holne Chase is the eastern extension of Meadway and leads to Winnington Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Holne Chase, N2

Kingsley Close, NW11 Kingsley Close is an attractive example of 1934 Moderne architecture by Welch, Cachemaille-Day and Lander (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Kingsley Close, NW11

Kingsley Way, N2 Kingsley Way is largely the work of Soutar and Butler, with some 1930s insertions by other architects that still fit the overall character (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Kingsley Way, N2

Linden Lea, N2 Linden Lea was developed by H. Meckhonik and J. Oliphant in the mid to late 1930s (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Linden Lea, N2

Litchfield Way, NW11 Litchfield Way is characterised by large groups of consistently designed 1920s houses interspersed with one-off designs (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Litchfield Way, NW11

Lyttelton Road, N2 Lyttelton Road (and Market Place) formed part of Unwin’s 1911-12 plan for the ‘New (Hampstead Garden) Suburb’ (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Lyttelton Road, N2

Lytton Close, N2 Lytton Close, designed by G.G. Winbourne in 1935, is a Grade II-listed Modern Movement development (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Lytton Close, N2

Market Place, N2 Market Place formed part of Unwin’s 1911-12 plan for the ‘New (Hampstead Garden) Suburb’ (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Market Place, N2

Meadway, NW11 Meadway and the Great Wall form parallel axes running through the central area of Hampstead Garden Suburb. (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway, NW11

Middleway, NW11 The majority of Middleway was designed by J.C.S. Soutar in the 1920s in his neo-vernacular style (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Middleway, NW11

Milton Close, N2 Milton Close was designed by C.G. Butler between 1934-1936 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Milton Close, N2

Norrice Lea, N2 Norrice Lea is a road leading into Hampstead Garden Suburb from the A1 Lyttleton Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Norrice Lea, N2

Raeburn Close, NW11 Raeburn Close leads off Wildwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Raeburn Close, NW11

Rowan Walk, N2 Rowan Walk was built in the mid-1930s by various architects including De Metz, Soutar, Katona, Butler, and Drury and Reekie (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Rowan Walk, N2

Spencer Drive, N2 Spencer Drive is mid 1930s development within Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Spencer Drive, N2

Sutcliffe Close, NW11 Sutcliffe Close is a symmetrical close designed by J.W. Binge in 1926 in the Arts and Crafts style (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Sutcliffe Close, NW11

The Bishops Avenue, N2 The Bishops Avenue is a prestigious road connecting East Finchley with the north side of Hampstead Heath at Kenwood (Hampstead Lane) (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

The Bishops Avenue, N2

Thornton Way, NW11 Thornton Way is a visually diverse road with large detached and semi-detached homes from a range of 1920s architects (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Thornton Way, NW11

Totnes Walk, N2 Totnes Walk was designed by J.A. Bateman in 1938 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Totnes Walk, N2

Vivian Way, N2 This area was developed between 1934-1938 by various architects who had previously built extensively in Hampstead Garden Suburb. (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Vivian Way, N2

Widecombe Way, N2 Widecombe Way lead north off Lyttleton Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Widecombe Way, N2

Winnington Close, N2 Winnington Close lies off Winnington Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Winnington Close, N2

Winnington Road, N2 Winnington Road was added to Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1930 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Winnington Road, N2

Click here to explore another London street
We now have 681 completed street histories and 46819 partial histories

Click here to see photos of the area