Professional Oven Cleaning Honor Oak SE4

Honor Oak takes its name after a fabled oak tree on One Tree Hill, the central attraction of the area’s landscape. Legend has it that, in 1602, Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Richard Bulkeley had a picnic under the eponymous oak that was known since then as the Oak of Honor. However, this is not the only legend that surrounds this South East London area. It is also believed that One Tree Hill is the place where the Romans finally defeated British Celtic Queen Boudica in 61 AD. Rumor also has it that this Honor Oak hill was 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin’s look-out post.

At the summit of One Tree Hill in Honor Oak, the beacon was erected in honor of the Silver Jubilee of King George VI. Later on, the location has been used for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The present-day oak dates from 1905. Honor Oak Road features many houses from the 18th century. That’s when urban development began in this SE4 area. The 19th-century canal that was on the New Cross-Croydon route became a railway line after 1836. Honor Oak railway station was established in 1862 but closed in 1954. The area is served by the Honor Oak Park railway station that opened in 1886.

There are a lot of amazing gastro-pubs and restaurants in Honor Oak. The Babur Indian Restaurant, for example, has two AA Rosettes and was even named one of the best Indian restaurants in the city. Camberwell New Cemetery was developed on the site of the Honor Oak & Forest Hill Golf Club. The club opened in 1893 and closed roughly 50 years later. Notable residents include actor Timothy Spall, writer Leslie Paul who is remembered as the Woodcraft Folk educational movement founder, actor Boris Karloff, engineer Edwin Clark, comedian Spike Milligan, footballer Ian Wright, and singer Desmond Dekker.