Haringey: Exploring Tower Gardens

[1] Leave the Community Centre and turn right onto Adams Road, then enter the Lordship Recreation Ground through the gate straight ahead. Follow the path with an adventure playground on the left and a basketball court on the right.  Fork right towards the corner of the fence around the basketball court.

[2] After the basketball court, turn right and follow the path towards a building at the far end of the recreation ground, and turn left just before reaching the building.

[3] Bear right to head towards the park gate and exit onto Lordship Lane.Turn left to reach a zebra crossing and cross Lordship Lane, turning right from the crossing and then immediately left into Waltheof Avenue. Cross the road at a safe point and continue to the crossroads of Waltheof Avenue and Tower Gardens Road.

Tower Gardens Estate is a conservation area and it is worth noting the layout of the estate and the design of the houses.

[4] Turn right and walk along Tower Gardens Road, crossing the road at a safe point. Continue until reaching some black iron gates on the left just after house number 159.

[5] Turn left to enter Tower Gardens Park. Explore the park by taking a path to the left and heading across towards a building. turn right in front of the building then right again to head towards a mosaic circle and some benches. Bear right to pass between some bushes and some tall grasses and follow the path around to the right to return to the park gate. Leave the park and turn left to continue walking along Tower Gardens Road, crossing the road at a safe point.

The paths in the park may be muddy and could be unsuitable for wheelchairs, prams, etc. the park may be omitted from the walk if necessary.

[6] Turn right at the crossroads into Awlfield Avenue and continue to the junction with Lordship Lane.

[7] Turn right to walk along Lordship Lane and return to the zebra crossing just after Waltheof Avenue. Cross the road and head left towards the entrance to lordship Recreation Ground. Enter the park and fork  left towards the edge of the recreation ground then turn right and continue until reaching the skateboard park. Turn left and exit the park to return to the community centre on the left.

A. Harmony Gardens is run by charity Back2Earth, working with the local community to provide flourishing, local food growing community gardens on the empty ground around the Broadwater Farm Community Centre.

Further information http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/community_and_leisure/greenspaces/parks_and_open_spaces_parks_facilities/harmonygardens.htm

B. Tower Gardens EstateTower Gardens in North Tottenham is a distinctive semi-circular estate bounded by Lordship Lane and the Roundway. Constructed between 1904 and 1928, it was one of the first municipal "cottage estates" in the world. It is now a conservation area. When first built by the London County Council (LCC) it was known as the White Hart Lane Estate.The estate consists of 954 houses arranged in 24 streets, each with its own architectural style. Their appearance was influenced by the Garden City Movement founded by Sir Ebenezer Howard. The properties are mostly two-up, two-down with some three bed houses and also flats in Topham Square.The curiously named streets belie the area's history. Most appear to be named after someone who once owned the land, from Siward, Earl of Northumberland, in the time of Edward the Confessor, through to Thomas Smith in 1792.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Gardens_Estate http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/housing_and_planning/planning-mainpage/designandconservation/conservation-areas/conservationarealist/towergardensconservation.htm http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/community_and_leisure/greenspaces/parks_and_open_spaces_parks_facilities/harmonygardens.htm