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[[Image:Lorrimoresquare.JPG|thumb|300px|St Paul's Church, Lorrimore Square.]] |
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[[File:St Paul's Church, Lorrimore Square.jpg|thumb|[[St Paul's Church, Newington|St Paul's Church]] on Lorrimore Square.]] |
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'''Lorrimore Square''' is a {{convert|1.5|acre|adj=on|1}} [[garden square]] in the far south-west of [[Southwark]], [[London]], [[England]], centred 500 metres south-east of [[Kennington tube station]]. It is divided into four sections, a church with integrated drop-in centre; a small enclosed garden without paths; a public playground/gardens; and a basketball/netball pitch. One side of the square is [[classical architecture]] of four storeys, the other two sides — the fourth side marks the end of units on another road — are late 20th century rows of apartments of slightly lower height. |
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==Etymology== |
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'''Lorrimore Square''' is a square in [[Southwark]], south [[London]], [[England]].<ref>[http://stpaulslorrimoresquare.org/ The Lorrimore website].</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A 1681 map of [[Walworth]] made for Dean and Chapter of [[Canterbury Cathedral]] shows a wider common called "Lattam-more" (or Lower Moor); Lorrimore is a corruption of Lower Moor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southlondonguide.co.uk/walworth/history.htm|title=A Timeline History of Walworth with prints and photos|website=Southlondonguide.co.uk|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> |
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==London Blitz== |
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Lorrimore Square was hit by [[incendiary bomb]]s during the [[London Blitz]] in [[World War II]] (in 1940) causing the first form of the church to burn down except for the steeple.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LONDON/2005-08/1125310153] {{dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref> |
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==Post war== |
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St Paul's Church <ref>[http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/183h.htm St Paul's Church, Lorrimore Square].</ref> is located in the centre of the square. Lorrimore Square was hit by [[incendiary bomb]]s during [[World War II]] in 1940 and the original church burned down leaving only the steeple.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LONDON/2005-08/1125310153 LONDON-L Archives], August 2005.</ref> The current church was built in 1959–60, designed by the architectural practice Woodroffe Buchanan & Coulter,<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/newington-st-paul/ Newington, St Paul — London], A Church Near You.</ref> and is [[Grade II listed]].<ref>[http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/183h Newington, St Paul — Southwark & Newington Deanery], [[Diocese of Southwark]].</ref> The Lorrimore Drop-in Centre<ref>[http://www.lambethmind.org.uk/Directory/Res.asp?ResID=660&CategoryID=101 Lorrimore Drop-in Centre], Lambeth Mind Online.</ref> is in the same building as the church on the ground floor. The church and church hall are (unusually) on the first floor. |
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[[St Paul's Church, Newington|The current church]] was built in 1959–60. |
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About half of the square is a public garden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stpaulslorrimoresquare.org/|title=St Paul's Church Lorrimore Square|website=Stpaulslorrimoresquare.org|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> The rest, from near its centre to the north-east, centre edge of the square — the square is laid out obliquely to the cardinal points of the compass — is St Paul's Church, flanked by a basketball/netball pitch accessible by local clubs and a small enclosed tree-studded garden with flowering shrubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/183h.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007002105/http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/183h.htm |archive-date=2008-10-07 |title=Diocese of Southwark: Parishes - Newington, St Paul|date=7 October 2008|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> Together these internal contents, net of surrounding roads and buildings, occupy {{convert|1.5|acres}}; the gross area (square development's estate), including facing rows of flats and a Victorian terrace with their yards behind is {{convert|3.7|acres}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=6a5896a2ac91485e90e83a84efd19215|title=Land Registry Inspire Polygon Index Map-Copy|website=Arcgis.com|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> |
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One side of the square is [[classical architecture]] of four storeys set behind black railings in the same way as most of the square, with basement gardens. The other two sides — the fourth side marks the end of units and forms another road which is unlike the rest of the square a motor vehicles thoroughfare, Chapter Road — are late 20th century rows of apartments of similar height. |
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The church and centre are housed in a [[reinforced concrete]] building, with a steep folded plate timber roof, which is covered in green copper. The external walls are brick, reclaimed stone from the original church, and artificial blocks, some with stained glass. |
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==Location== |
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The square is within the |
The square is within the [[postcode|SE17]] postcode district. The nearest [[tube station]] is [[Kennington tube station|Kennington]], 500 m northwest, much closer than any other stations. |
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Pasley Park has a brief border with the north-west corner of the roads forming the square (not with the square itself) along that side which is named differently, as a continuous road, Chapter Road. |
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The eastern side of Lorrimore Square falls within a [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1062 Conservation Area], specifically the [http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/planningandbuildingcontrol/designconservationarchaeology/conservationareas.html Sutherland Square Conservation Area]. [[Southwark Council]], the local council, regulates any planning and development that can take place in this area. |
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==Conservation and amenity improvements== |
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| ⚫ | Along with Lorrimore Road, Carter Street and Forsyth Gardens, |
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The eastern side of Lorrimore Square, Chapter Road is in the Sutherland Square [[Conservation Area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/planningandbuildingcontrol/designconservationarchaeology/conservationareas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404182145/http://southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/planningandbuildingcontrol/designconservationarchaeology/conservationareas.html |archive-date=2008-04-04 |title=Southwark Council | Your Services | Planning and Building Control | Design, Conservation and Archaeology | Conservation Areas|date=4 April 2008|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> [[Southwark Council]], the local council, regulates any planning and development that can take place in this area. |
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| ⚫ | Along with smaller communal grounds in Lorrimore Road, Carter Street, Fleming Cottages, Churchwarden House, Greig Terrace and Forsyth Gardens, the square is the subject of the Surrey Gardens Tenants' and Residents' Association who, as leaseholders, hold most of the legal responsibilities for the park in Lorrimore Square.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://surreygardenstra.blogspot.com/|title=Surrey Gardens TRA|website=Surreygardenstra.blogspot.com|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 15 October 2024
Lorrimore Square is a 1.5-acre (0.6 ha) garden square in the far south-west of Southwark, London, England, centred 500 metres south-east of Kennington tube station. It is divided into four sections, a church with integrated drop-in centre; a small enclosed garden without paths; a public playground/gardens; and a basketball/netball pitch. One side of the square is classical architecture of four storeys, the other two sides — the fourth side marks the end of units on another road — are late 20th century rows of apartments of slightly lower height.
Etymology
[edit]A 1681 map of Walworth made for Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral shows a wider common called "Lattam-more" (or Lower Moor); Lorrimore is a corruption of Lower Moor.[1]
London Blitz
[edit]Lorrimore Square was hit by incendiary bombs during the London Blitz in World War II (in 1940) causing the first form of the church to burn down except for the steeple.[2]
Post war
[edit]The current church was built in 1959–60. About half of the square is a public garden.[3] The rest, from near its centre to the north-east, centre edge of the square — the square is laid out obliquely to the cardinal points of the compass — is St Paul's Church, flanked by a basketball/netball pitch accessible by local clubs and a small enclosed tree-studded garden with flowering shrubs.[4] Together these internal contents, net of surrounding roads and buildings, occupy 1.5 acres (0.61 ha); the gross area (square development's estate), including facing rows of flats and a Victorian terrace with their yards behind is 3.7 acres (1.5 ha).[5]
One side of the square is classical architecture of four storeys set behind black railings in the same way as most of the square, with basement gardens. The other two sides — the fourth side marks the end of units and forms another road which is unlike the rest of the square a motor vehicles thoroughfare, Chapter Road — are late 20th century rows of apartments of similar height.
Location
[edit]The square is within the SE17 postcode district. The nearest tube station is Kennington, 500 m northwest, much closer than any other stations.
Pasley Park has a brief border with the north-west corner of the roads forming the square (not with the square itself) along that side which is named differently, as a continuous road, Chapter Road.
Conservation and amenity improvements
[edit]The eastern side of Lorrimore Square, Chapter Road is in the Sutherland Square Conservation Area.[6] Southwark Council, the local council, regulates any planning and development that can take place in this area.
Along with smaller communal grounds in Lorrimore Road, Carter Street, Fleming Cottages, Churchwarden House, Greig Terrace and Forsyth Gardens, the square is the subject of the Surrey Gardens Tenants' and Residents' Association who, as leaseholders, hold most of the legal responsibilities for the park in Lorrimore Square.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Timeline History of Walworth with prints and photos". Southlondonguide.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "St Paul's Church Lorrimore Square". Stpaulslorrimoresquare.org. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Diocese of Southwark: Parishes - Newington, St Paul". 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Land Registry Inspire Polygon Index Map-Copy". Arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Southwark Council | Your Services | Planning and Building Control | Design, Conservation and Archaeology | Conservation Areas". 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Surrey Gardens TRA". Surreygardenstra.blogspot.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.