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The Rookery, Streatham - sundial

Erection date: 2013

Inscription

Presented by the Friends of Streatham Common to mark the centenary of the Rookery Gardens (1913 - 2013).

Site: The Rookery - Streatham (2 memorials)

SW16, Streatham Common South, 40

In our photo you can see the plaque above the sundial, fixed to the wall.

The campaign led by Covington purchased the land linking Norwood Grove and The Rookery and an additional 32 acres. The Rookery lies within Lambeth; the rest, Norwood Grove, is in Croydon.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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A landscaped area surrounded by Streatham Common. As well as the formal garde...

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Friends of Streatham Common

A voluntary organisation involved in mounting public events on the Common and...

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The Rookery, Streatham - plaque

The Rookery, Streatham - plaque

{Between the logos of Friends of Streatham Common and The Streatham Society:}...

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