Camberwell Property Guide: Grove roads

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Camberwell Property Guide:
Grove roads

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Info	Bromar Road	Camberwell Grove	Grove Hill Road

The Grove roads are situated on a hillside roads between Camberwell Church Street and Grove Hill Road, The area was developed on land from Dr Lettom’s Grove Hill house (demolished) and grounds (part of which is now Lettsom Gardens) and the older Walnut Tree Walk (now Camberwell Grove) which led up to it. Grove Hill house was demolished in the 1890s. Grove Hill house and n the 1862-71 Stanford Map Park St Giles Church Buses 12. 36, 176, 185 Rail Denmark Hill Shops Camberwell Church Street	map Late Victorian road off Grove Hill Road near border with East Dulwich. Fine views across East Dulwich.	map On of South London;s best Georgian streets. Camberwell Grove was originally known as Walnut Tree Grove.(shown on John Rocque’s map of 1745). In 1779 Dr Lettsom built a Villa (Grove Hill) at top of Walnut Tree Grove. It was sold in the 1810 and many Regency and early Victorian houses were built in its grounds. on what is now Camberwell Grove. A faux cottage (No 220) remains from the grounds. Key Properties History of Camberwell Grove	map Predominantly Victorian housing with good views of London. Named in 189* after Grove Hill, the house built for Dr Lettsom in 1779. Grove Hill Road was built on its grounds after the house was demolished. Part of the grounds remains as Lettsom’s Gardens (allotments). Key Properties

Grove Lane	Grove Park	Love Walk	Estate agents

map Grove Lane is a tree-lined hillside road with various period styles that links Camberwell and Dulwich. Fine Georgian terraces at the Camberwell end. At the Dulwich end many C20 houses. Key Properties	map Quiet tree-lined road that turns back n itself. Various period styles from Georgian onwards. Originally part of Dr Lettsom’s Grove Hill estate, which was built in 1779 on Walnut Tree Walk (now Camberwell Grove). Part of the grounds of Grove Hill remain as Lettsom Gardens Key Properties	map Peaceful and secluded road than links Denmark Hill with Grove Lane. A mixture of fine Victorian and Postwar houses.Old walls remain of the southe ned of the De Crespigny estate which ran up to Champion Hill and the border with Dulwich. Key Properties

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