North Cray Place, Sidcup, England
Record Id: 9560
Site is open to the public. Opening may be limited, please check Visitor Information for any restrictions.
Part/component area of: Foots Cray Place
Brief description of site
This is public parkland comprising a lake spanned by a five-arched bridge, tree belts and individual trees. The house was demolished in the 1960s, but the remaining parkland was purchased by the local authority and reunited with that of adjacent Foots Cray Place to become Foots Cray Meadows, Bexley’s largest public open space.
Brief history of site
The earliest record of any formal layout of gardens and pleasure grounds around North Cray Place dates from 1769. Pleasure grounds laid out with paths and water features appear to extend north-west from the house across the River Cray as far as North Cray Woods which formed part of the western boundary of the estate. Thomas Coventry instructed Lancelot Brown in around 1780 to carry out alterations to the estate at North Cray Place. Brown’s account book records that he received £1300 in 1781/2 for the work.
Location information:
Address: North Cray Road, Sidcup, Bexley, DA14 5AG
Locality: Sidcup
Local Authorities:
Greater London; Bexley
Historical County: Kent
OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: | 177 | Grid Ref: | TQ476715 |
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Latitude: | 51.4233 | Longitude: | 0.121505 |
Directions:
Rail: Albany Park, Sidcup. Bus: 492, B14.
Visitor facilities
Opening contact details:
Opening is unrestricted.
Key information:
Form of site: landscape park
Purpose of site: public park
Context or principal building: parks, gardens and urban spaces
Main period of development: Late 18th century
Survival: Part: standing remains
Site Size (Hectares): 25