End of Tenancy Cleaning Grove Park SE12

There had been settlements in Grove Park since Celtic times. The area grew after the opening of the railway station in 1871. The station is on Baring Road. It is in Travelcard Zone 4. It also serves the nearby area of Downham. The station has five platforms and it’s a stop for several London buses. This SE12 area is famous for its green spaces. To the East, Grove Park is bordered by Horn Park and the Grove Park Nature Reserve. Kings Meadow, Sundridge Park, and Chinbrook Meadows are found in the South of this area. Downham Fields forms the Western border.

Grove Park London suburb formed in 1870. In 1920, the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham built a large housing estate here. Grove Park was originally a workhouse dating from 1902. It transformed into a hospital after World War I. Chinbrook Meadows is a large park in this part of South East London. The park takes its name after the Chinbrook Farm that stood here. Chinbrook Meadows opened in 1929 as a playground and eventually grew into a park. Grove Park Carnival & Chinbrook Dog Show takes place annually in the park. The River Quaggy flows through the park. Chinbrook Meadows is part of the Green Chain Walk and Capital Ring.

River Quaggy also flows through Mottingham playing fields which are known as the Foxes. This is another Grove Park green space. The area has four places of worship. There’s the St Augustine’s Church of England on Baring Road where Archbishop Desmond Tutu served as a minister. Burnt Ash on Burnt Ash Hill is a Methodist Church. Word of Life Church on Mayeswood Road is a Pentecostal church. Kings Church Downham is part of the New Frontiers network. Notable Grove Park buildings include Baring Hall Hotel which is a Grade II listed construction.