Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
History
The area known as Tulse Hill is part of the former manorialism or Manors of '''Bodley, Upgroves and Scarlettes''' whose precise boundaries are now uncertain. The name of the area comes from the Tulse family who came into ownership of farmland in the area during the period of the Commonwealth of England in the 1650s.[http://www.brockwellpark.com/history/history.htm History of Brockwell Park, Friends of Brockwell Park] Henry Tulse (Lord Mayor) was Lord Mayor of London in 1683 and his daughter Elizabeth married the Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43031 'Lambeth: The parish', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4 (1912), pp. 50-64. Date accessed: 15 May 2011] The land remained in Onslow ownership until 1789 when most of it was purchased by William Cole. The estate was further divided on Cole's death in 1807.
The western part was left to "Mercy Cressingham, spinster" (now commemorated by the Cressingham Gardens estate in the area) and the eastern part -now mostly occupied by Brockwell Park - was left to Richard Ogbourne who promptly sold it on to John Blades.
In 1810 Tulse Hill Farm was the only building in western part of the area. The Enclosure Acts of land in the parish of Lambeth in 1811 led to the construction of Effra Road in the area immediately to the north. Together with improvements to Brixton Road by the local turnpike trust this greatly improved road communications with central London, and the value of the local landholdings.
The heiress Miss Cressingham did not remain a spinster for long. Her husband Dr Thomas Edwards, took the initiative in buying extra land to gain access from Brixton Hill in 1814 and laying out two new roads Lower Tulse Hill Road''' (now known simply as Tulse Hill) and ''' Upper Tulse Hill Road''' (now Upper Tulse Hill) before 1821. A plan of 1821 in the Royal Institute of British Architects Library shows a proposed speculative development of both the Edwards estate and the adjacent Blades estate with large detached villas, although only the former came to fruition. The new roads were adopted by the parish in 1822.
An 1832 map shows that Tulse Hill still had only a few buildings on the new roads in contrast to nearby recently developed areas in Brixton and West Norwood and the longer-established hamlet of Dulwich.[http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/london-south-th.htm Genealogy & Family History, London Ancestor website] However, by 1843, there was a continuous line of houses, predominantly detached and usually with separate coach houses along the full length of Lower Tulse Hill Road from Brixton to the top of the hill.
Development of the area to the east of this road commenced in 1845 when Trinity Rise was built to connect Upper Tulse Hill with Norwood Road. Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Rise was built in 1855-6 and is now grade II listed.
Major development of the area further east did not come until the opening of Tulse Hill railway station in 1868.
Most of the original villas with large gardens on the original Edwards-Cressingham landholding have been redeveloped at much higher densities for council housing since the 1930s.
The most prominent survival of 19th century Tulse Hill is Berry House, later called Silwood Hall, and now forming the front part of St Martin-In-The-Fields High School for Girls, a Church of England secondary school that has outlasted the nearby 1950s schools.
The redevelopment of Tulse Hill after World War II by the London County Council had included the construction of two large secondary schools - Tulse Hill School (at Upper Tulse Hill, originally for boys, where Ken Livingstone went to school) and Dick Sheppard School (originally for girls only). Both schools have now closed, and their sites have been redeveloped for housing of very contrasting types. The Dick Sheppard School site was redeveloped as Brockwell Gate,http://www.brockwellgate.com/Home a gated Regency style with houses and apartments overlooking Brockwell Park.
The site of Tulse Hill School was redeveloped as affordable housing. It appeared on the news on 22 July 2005 after a police surveillance operation on a block of flats on Scotia Road within the new development. Following the 21 July 2005 London bombings, the terrorist suspect Osman Hussain was linked to a flat in the block. Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was a resident of the same block and was fatally shot at Stockwell tube station by the police who had been tracking Hussain. Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood, and west of West Dulwich.
Transport
Roads
At the southern end of Tulse Hill is a major road junction between the A204 road (''Tulse Hill''), A205 road (''South Circular'') and the A215 road (''Norwood Road'').
Buses
The area is served by London Buses routes London Buses route 2, London Buses route 68, London Buses route 196, London Buses route 201, London Buses route 432, London Buses route 415, 332, London Buses route 468 and London Buses route P13 and London Buses route 3 goes along Effra Road and Dulwich Road to the north of Tulse Hill before passing through West Dulwich along the Croxted Road east of the Hill.
Nearest railway stations
* Brixton railway station
* Herne Hill railway station
* Tulse Hill railway station
* West Dulwich railway station
* West Norwood railway station
Nearest tube station
* Brixton tube station (Victoria Line) Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
Prominent buildings
*''The former St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church of England'' on Thurlow Park Road (technically this is in West Dulwich because it has an SE21 postcode) - The church, recognisable by its Green steeple, was built in 1902 and is located a few minutes walk from Tulse Hill railway station. The building is now used for educational purposes and forms part of Rosemead Preparatory School.
*''Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Rise'' - built 1855-6, grade II listed.
*''All Saints Church, West Dulwich'' - An astonishing Victorian Gothic architecture building in West Dulwich, originally intended to be the cathedral for south London. The Church (building) was built between 1888 and 1897 and designed by George Fellowes Prynne, a pupil of George Edmund Street. Although plans were scaled down it was still a huge building and is a Grade I listed building. Unfortunately it was gutted by a huge fire on 9 June 2000, the cause remains unknown. The building reopened in April 2006 after a three-year restoration project.
*''Tulse Hill Hotel'' - Landmark public house at the main Tulse Hill junction with Norwood Road. The pub was built in 1840 on Norwood Lane as it was then known, which was a muddy track leading to Herne Hill.
*''Strand School'' - Grammar School building, opened in 1913 in Elm Park; it is now called Elm Court School. Former pupils include actor and director Tim Roth, Mick Jones (The Clash) of The Clash, broadcaster David Jacobs (broadcaster), artist Euan Uglow, rock musician Fruitbat (Les Carter, co-founder of Carter USM), James Lovelock, scientist and environmentalist who is best known for the Gaia hypothesis, Leroy Rosenior, professional footballer, coach and broadcaster, Jeremy Spencer, founder-member of Fleetwood Mac, politician Reg Goodwin (former Leader of the Greater London Council) and Leonard Hussey, explorer. Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
Famous residents
* Sir William Henry Harris was a chorister at Holy Trinity Church towards the end of the 19th Century.
* The astronomers Sir William Huggins and his wife Margaret Lindsay, Lady Huggins, had a home and observatory known as '''Huggins' Observatory''' from about 1850 until 1915 at 90 Upper Tulse Hill. It no longer stands but was at the approximate location of today's Vibart Gardens.
* The Ionides family lived there between 1838-64. Alexander Constantine Ionides was Greek consul, art patron and donor. His son Constantine Alexander Ionides left his collection of Old Masters to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
* John Sentamu, current Archbishop of York, was vicar of Holy Trinity Church for 13 years.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4102960.stm Profile: Archbishop John Sentamu, BBC]
* Julian Cope, lead singer of band Teardrop Explodes, lived at 149a Tulse Hill during the late 1980s where, the Guardian newspaper says,[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/04/house-made-me-keith-richards Recreated rock residences – a wish list] he had 40 ft Scalextrix track and a huge collection of Dinky cars.
* Euan Uglow, artist
* Mick Jones (The Clash), guitarist in The Clash, lived in Christchurch House on Christchurch Road with his aunt during his childhood years. Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
Nearest places
* Dulwich
* Streatham
* West Norwood
* Brixton
* Herne Hill Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
Nearby attractions
*Brockwell Park
*Brockwell Lido
*The River Effra at Belair in Dulwich Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
Mentions in popular music
* ''24 minutes to Tulse Hill'' by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, from the album ''101 Damnations (album)''
* ''Escape from Tulse Hell'' by Ott (record producer), from the album ''Blumenkraft
* ''Tulse Hill Night '' by 999 (band), from the album ''Separates Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
Mentions in literature
Samson Young, protagonist in Martin Amis's "London Fields" goes to Tulse Hill to buy drugs.
Jason Strugnell, a fictional poet in Wendy Cope's "Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis", lives in Tulse Hill and mentions it a couple of times in "his" poems.
The "Tulse Hill Parliament", a political club, features in P. G. Wodehouse's comic novel ''Psmith in the City''. The great writer was educated up the road at Dulwich College.
Noel Streatfeild's novel "''Tennis Shoes''" (1937) is written about a family who live in Tulse Hill.
Tulse Hill and its surrounding areas are locations in Mark Billingham's crime novel "''In The Dark''" (Little, Brown & Company [Aug 2008]) ISBN 1-4087-0069-7 Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
References
Tulse Hill is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England. It lies to the south of Brixton, east of Brixton Hill, north of West Norwood and west of West Dulwich.
External links
*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/lambeth/main/images-tulse-hill.htm Old images of Tulse Hill]
*[http://www.norwoodnet.co.uk/ norwoodnet]
*[http://www.thehockeyclub.co.uk/ Tulse Hill & Dulwich Hockey Club]
*[http://www.tulsehillforum.org.uk/ Tulse Hill Forum]
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