Lordship Lane prefab garden

[Sydney Carton]

Surely the owner of the prefab deserves some kind of civic award for his beautiful garden

[mr.chicken]

He's been doing it for years. I'm glad the taller house they built next door didn't ruin the garden. It's always such a delight.

[Sue]

Later on the garden is full of dahlias!

[Nigello]

Queen Mary stopped off there once. She was on her way to see the rhododendrons in Dulwich Park (which she did annually, according to what I’ve read) and asked her driver to stop so she could speak to the owner. 

[Sue]

6 hours ago, Nigello said:

Queen Mary stopped off there once. She was on her way to see the rhododendrons in Dulwich Park (which she did annually, according to what I’ve read) and asked her driver to stop so she could speak to the owner. 

Queen Mary? When was that?

Surely the prefabs must have been built after the war, so after 1945?

And surely it would have taken some time for the garden to mature?

And the person who lives there now and is such a keen gardener  would hardly have been born then?

 

 

 

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by Sue
Adding info

[Jenijenjen]

Agree the garden is always a delight, old school planting. Queen Mary didn't die until 1953 so possibly she spoke to original tenants which I've always assumed, perhaps incorrectly, to be current tenant's parents? I'm also glad the new builds do not detract in any way from the garden. It must be one of the last lived in prefabs in London. 

[Nigello]

Knock on the door and find out, just like I did! 

[heartblock]

He gave me some nerines,.

When the new build was planned he was offered a lot of money...but would never sell - I would love Southwark Council to put a preservation order on it so it can only be a garden and never be built on.

[Mystic Mog]

It's so lovely  really cheers up a rather otherwise bleak area.

[redjam]

It's so beautiful, all year round. Hats off to the owner. I always stop and admire it - a little bit of beauty and civic pride to lift the spirits of anyone passing. I'm so glad the owner resisted it being swallowed up by that bland new build behind it.