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Eylewood Road, LONDON, SE27 9NA

These houses were built in the late 1930s. The dip in the road is the location of the River Effra which is one of London's subterranean rivers. See also Image

Looking northwest from Salters Hill

Large oaks on the right of the path which ascends north-east from Elder Road, a reverse of this view: Image A council sign has the following details: "The name of the park is a reminder that this high ground was once completely cloaked with trees and was part of the ‘Great North Wood’ which covered over 1,400 acres of the old county of Surrey. Over time the North Wood was gradually lost to housing, fields and roads, and by the end of the C18th it had gone completely in Lambeth. Norwood Park was officially opened to the public in 1911, and contains a splendid mix of trees, a wildlife area, playground, games court and padding pool.”

Looking east from Elder Road. A light dusting of overnight snow can still be seen.

Large oaks on the left of the path which descends south-west towards the all-weather football pitches and, just beyond, Elder Road. A council sign has the following details: "The name of the park is a reminder that this high ground was once completely cloaked with trees and was part of the ‘Great North Wood’ which covered over 1,400 acres of the old county of Surrey. Over time the North Wood was gradually lost to housing, fields and roads, and by the end of the C18th it had gone completely in Lambeth. Norwood Park was officially opened to the public in 1911, and contains a splendid mix of trees, a wildlife area, playground, games court and padding pool.”

A beautiful old tree in the park. A council sign has the following details: "The name of the park is a reminder that this high ground was once completely cloaked with trees and was part of the 'Great North Wood' which covered over 1,400 acres of the old county of Surrey. Over time the North Wood was gradually lost to housing, fields and roads, and by the end of the C18th it had gone completely in Lambeth. Norwood Park was officially opened to the public in 1911, and contains a splendid mix of trees, a wildlife area, playground, games court and padding pool."

The high ground in this area affords excellent views. The tower on the left is that of St Luke, West Norwood (1822, by Francis Bedford). The Post Office Tower can be seen on the right (1964, Ministry of Public Building and Works). A council sign has the following details of the park: "The name of the park is a reminder that this high ground was once completely cloaked with trees and was part of the ‘Great North Wood’ which covered over 1,400 acres of the old county of Surrey. Over time the North Wood was gradually lost to housing, fields and roads, and by the end of the C18th it had gone completely in Lambeth. Norwood Park was officially opened to the public in 1911, and contains a splendid mix of trees, a wildlife area, playground, games court and padding pool.”

A "very modest" terrace (Pevsner) within the Elderwood Road Conservation Area. The houses are thought to have been built around 1855, while the pub dates from the 1920s. Lambeth Council's conservation paper comments that "they contribute in group value to the area as a whole and provide an excellent village-scale foil to the larger buildings.

The vivid colours have actually been toned down - the product of very bright late-afternoon sunshine on a mild November day. Most of these trees are oaks. A council sign has the following details: "The name of the park is a reminder that this high ground was once completely cloaked with trees and was part of the 'Great North Wood' which covered over 1,400 acres of the old county of Surrey. Over time the North Wood was gradually lost to housing, fields and roads, and by the end of the C18th it had gone completely in Lambeth. Norwood Park was officially opened to the public in 1911, and contains a splendid mix of trees, a wildlife area, playground, games court and padding pool."