Bush Hill Park

Bush Hill Park
Abbey Road
Bush Hill Park Bush Hill Park shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ333955
– Charing Cross	12.9 mi (20.8 km)
London borough	Enfield
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ENFIELD
Postcode district	EN1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Edmonton
London Assembly	Enfield and Haringey
List of places UK England London

Coordinates: 51°38′34″N 0°04′25″W / 51.6429°N 0.0736°W / 51.6429; -0.0736

Bush Hill Park is a locality within the London Borough of Enfield. Situated 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south east of Enfield Town and immediately to the west of the branch railway line from Edmonton Green to Enfield Town which forms a boundary between the historic parishes of Enfield and Edmonton. Much of the district is a planned suburban estate designated a conservation area in 1986.^[1] For political purposes the locality falls within the Edmonton parliamentary constituency.

History

Queen Anne's Parade. In the background is the former bank now the home to a nursery school

Bush Hill Park was farmland that was part of an estate centred on Bush Hill Park House, a country house. The estate changed hands several times in the 18th century before coming under the ownership of William Mellish, a merchant and MP for Middlesex. By this time the estate covered 438 acres (177 ha) – one of the largest in the parish. The estate was broken up in 1875 with the North London Estates Company NLEC, a speculative development company buying 373 acres (151 ha) acres. Bush Hill Park House was sold separately and demolished in 1929.^[1]

Initially, the estate was slow to develop. However, with the building of Bush Hill Park station in 1880 the first phase of houses were built between 1880–1886. The houses were divided into a prestige development in Village Road and other substantial homes were completed in Wellington Road, Queen Anne's Place and Dryden Road. Most of these earlier houses were designed by architect, R Tayler Smith for the NLEC. By 1887, following a housing boom a ten-year decline began with NLEC going bankrupt in 1887. Demand for housing picked up due to the expansion of the Royal Small Arms Factory during the Boer War and the present form of the estate was completed by 1914. Between 1914–1960 development was restricted to infilling existing plots. After 1960 larger properties were demolished and replaced by blocks of flats. In 1987, much of the estate was designated as a conservation area and halted such redevelopment.^[1]

On 27 November 1975, Ross McWhirter was murdered by two Provisional IRA terrorists at his home in Village Road in Bush Hill Park.

Governance

Bush Hill Park is one of seven wards which form the Edmonton parliamentary constituency. The MP for Edmonton is Kate Osamor, Labour Co-op who polled 25,388 votes (61.4%) at the United Kingdom general election, 2015.

Geography

Bush Hill Park is a popular residential suburb due to its good transport links and wide mix of quality housing. Amenities include a primary school, several places of worship, a public house, doctor and dentist surgeries and a selection of essential retail outlets and services. Adjacent to the railway station is a parade of shops, and a small commercial area which includes the former bank now used as a nursery.^[1]

Conservation area

The conservation area can be divided into three distinct areas. Firstly, the main core of the estate to include Wellington Road (between Park Avenue and Illingworth Way), Queen Anne's Place, Queen Anne's Gardens, Dryden Road and Abbey Road. The second area Private Road was added to the conservation area in 1994. Bush Hill Park railway station and its immediate environs make up the third area. Two buildings of note in this area are the former bank and the Bush Hill Park Hotel.^[1]

Contained within the area there is a wide variety of building styles from 1880–1960 including examples of Baroque revival, Arts and Crafts and two Grade II listed houses. Open spaces include the Enfield Cricket Club which was founded in 1856 and Bush Hill Park Tennis and Bowls Club.^[1]^[2] Also, of interest are the many mature trees, hedges and well-stocked front gardens that can be found throughout the neighbourhood.

Watercourses

Saddlers Mill Stream flows mostly underground before merging with Salmons Brook. However, the stream is visible at Village Road and Wellington Road.^[3]

Culture

The locality has several large areas of open space; The Bush Hill Park Recreation Ground is bounded by Lincoln and Southbury Road and was officially opened on 18 April 1911,^[4] Bush Hill Park golf club was established in 1895. The course is on the fringe of Bush Hill Park and extends into Enfield.^[5] Enfield Cricket club and the Bush Hill Park Tennis, Bowls and Social Club are both located in the conservation area. The cricket club were founded in 1856 and play in the Middlesex County Cricket League ^[6] while the Bush Hill Park Bowls, Tennis & Social club was founded in its current form in 1912.^[7] Riverside Park an informal public open space is located at Private Road.^[1] Croquet has been played at Enfield Croquet Club in Bush Hill Park Recreation Ground.^[8] since 1991.

Transport

Bush Hill Park is served by Bush Hill Park railway station and London bus routes 192 and 377.

Notable residents

Ross McWhirter, founder of the Guinness Book of Records lived in Village Road until his murder on 27 November 1975.^[9]
Diane Parish, actress who plays Denise Fox in the television programme EastEnders.^[10]
Scorcher, grime MC, as revealed in "Scorcher's Funeral" by Frisco from Logan Sama's War Report mix-tape.^[11]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bush Hill Park conservation area Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 August 2010
↑ Bush Hill Park Tennis Club Archived 5 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 March 2011
↑ Saddlers Mill Stream Retrieved 8 September 2010
↑ Friends of Bush Hill Park Retrieved 1 September 2010
↑ Bush Hill Park Golf Club Retrieved 31 August 2010
↑ Enfield CC Retrieved 31 August 2010
↑ Bush Hill Park Bowls, Tennis and Social Club Archived 30 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 August 2010
↑ http://www.enfieldcroquet.org
↑ McWhirter's death Retrieved 24 August 2010
↑ Enfield Independent news report Retrieved 7 June 2013
↑ Scorcher's Funeral Retrieved 8 August 2013

External links

London Borough of Enfield

Districts	Arnos Grove Botany Bay Bowes Park Brimsdown Bulls Cross Bullsmoor Bush Hill Park Chase Side Clay Hill Cockfosters Crews Hill Edmonton Enfield Chase Enfield Highway Enfield Island Village Enfield Lock Enfield Town Enfield Wash Forty Hill Freezywater Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood New Southgate Oakwood Palmers Green Picketts Lock Ponders End Southgate Upper Edmonton Winchmore Hill World's End

Attractions	Forty Hall and Gardens Millfield Theatre and Arts Centre Capel Manor Myddelton House Gardens Chickenshed Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture Whitewebbs Museum of Transport Royal Small Arms Factory Interpretation Centre

Parks and open spaces	Arnos Park Broomfield Park Durants Park Grovelands Park Oakwood Park Pymmes Park Trent Country Park Whitewebbs Park

Constituencies	Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate

Tube and rail stations	Angel Road Arnos Grove Brimsdown Bush Hill Park Cockfosters Crews Hill Edmonton Green Enfield Chase Enfield Lock Enfield Town Gordon Hill Grange Park Hadley Wood Oakwood Palmers Green Ponders End Silver Street Southbury Southgate Turkey Street Winchmore Hill

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