Oxleas
Wood to Middle Park via
Avery Hill Park
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Tennis
Court |
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Parkland
/ Gardens |
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Publice
playing fields |
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Sports
ground |
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Children's
playground |
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Angling |
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Boating
lake |
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Car
Park |
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Grassland/Common |
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Railway
Stations |
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Some
section of the walk are muddy, steep or uneven. This symbol
provides a indication of the suitability of the paths for
wheelchairs, pushchairs and those with mobility problems.
It shows the parks and open spaces where there are surfaced
footpaths. For more details call the Green Chain Office on
020 8921 5028. |
A.
Riefield Road And Eltham Cemetery 
The name
of Riefield Road reflects the earlier agricultural use of the area.
One monument of interest shows a figure dressed in flying gear,
commemorating an airman killed in 1938. The crematorium built in
1956 includes a remembrance chapel which is a tiny version of Liverpool’s
Roman Catholic Cathedral.
B.
Gravel Pit Lane And Crown Woods School
Gravel Pit
Lane is named after the extensive gravel extraction in the mid 19th
century. Further along the lane is a Nature Study Centre which works
with many local schools.
C.
Avery Hill Mansion, Bexley Road
Colonel
North, who made a fortune speculating in Chilean nitrates, diverted
the road in 1889 to allow for the building of a 50 room, red brick,
Italianate house, replete with marble staircases, picture galleries,
sculpture, winter garden and every possible convenience. Even the
stables were originally panelled in teak and centrally heated! The
Winter Garden which is 100 feet square is the best surviving example
in London of such a steel and glass Victorian extravaganza. Today
the mansion is used by the University of Greenwich.
D.
Avery Hill Park
This 86
acre park was opened to the public in 1903. The park was formally
attached to Colonel North’s mansion and in it he hoped to breed
race horses to rival the neighbouring Middle Park stud.
E.
The Stanley
Works
Just off
Avery Hill Road is the Stanley Works - the famous instrument and
tool makers. In 1940 a high explosive bomb badly damaged the compass
shop and in 1945 a ‘V2’ rocket demolished a whole wing
causing £30 000 of damage.
F.
New Eltham Station
In 1878
New Eltham Station (previously called Pope Street Station) was intended
to be a luxurious station for first class season ticket holders.
G.
Fairy Hill
Fairy Hill
takes its name from Fairy Hall - a residence built in the 18th century
near this site for Henry, Earl Bathurst when he was Lord High Chancellor
of England.
H.
The Tarn 
Originally
the lake was called ‘Starbucks Pond’ but the name ‘Tarn’
was in use by 1903. Today it is home to many different types of
wildlife. The 1760 Icewell in the north west corner used to preserve
blocks of ice cut from the lake in Winter for use in the warmer
spring weather by the inhabitants of Eltham Lodge. It worked the
same way as a vacuum flask, by insulating in the cold and excluding
the warmth.
I.
Middle Park Wildlife Area
A Nature
area with horse grazing.
Select an
area 1 - 10 for an overview of that section on the Green Chain Walk.
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