HILL

The houses that were built were still owned by the Haberdashers and to cater for their large numbers of prosperous tenants, two schools, a church and a park were established on the site. The Haberdashers' Aske's school was founded in 1875 and overflowed with pupils so quickly that a separate Girls' school was opened in 1891... The church of St Catherine's (the patron saint of the Haberdashers) was built on the top of the Hill in 1894. Then, with grants from George Livesay, chairman of the South Metropolitan Gas Company and local benefactor, and the recently established London County Council, Telegraph Hill Park opened in 1895. A London School Board school was established in Waller Road (infants and junior) in 1887 and its sucessor, the LCC, opened a senior school in Walbutton Road in 1927, completing an almost self-contained community.

Also known as: Telegraph Hill, the hill

Primary location: United Kingdom