Spring Grove, London

Human settlement in England

Spring Grove

Spring Grove House in 1988

Spring Grove

Location within Greater London

London borough|

* Hounslow

Ceremonial county| Greater London
Region|

* London

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| ISLEWORTH
Postcode district| TW7
Dialling code| 020
Police| Metropolitan
Fire| London
Ambulance| London
London Assembly|

* South West

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51°28′35″N 0°20′20″W﻿ / ﻿51.476251°N 0.338924°W﻿ / 51.476251; -0.338924
Map of Spring Grove. Click to enlarge

Spring Grove is the north-western district of the town of Isleworth within the Borough of Hounslow in London, England.[1] In general terms it lies east of the district of Lampton; north of the district of Woodlands; west of the Barnes-to-Feltham railway loop line; and south of the district of Osterley. Spring water that rose in the area in the eighteenth century was employed for agricultural and horticultural purposes.

The area is centred around Spring Grove House, the former home of botanist and explorer Sir Joseph Banks, which is now part of West Thames College. In the 1850s-1860s the vision for the area was of a grand Victorian suburb with Italian-style villas designed by John Taylor. Other architectural features include a former college by John Norton & P. E. Massey, and a variety of Arts and Crafts semi-detached houses. Isleworth Crown Court is situated in the Spring Grove area, in a building that was previously a hostel for paraplegics, which was extended in the 1990s.[2]

The prime purpose of Spring Grove in recent centuries appears to have been the gradual provision of residential areas for middle-class communities. Georgian residences appeared first, with large plots of land. With the railway service (Isleworth railway station was formerly called 'Spring Grove & Isleworth') came substantial Victorian property development. During the twentieth century further residential development occurred, and with the turn of the twenty-first century, some of the large villas gave way to modern development of various forms.

The district has over the course of a century or so also embraced a number of large educational establishments, including Brunel University London[3][4] and West Thames College.

* The original Spring Grove house, built in 1645, as it appeared in 1820

* 18th century etching of Spring Grove House

## References

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1. ^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 466.
2. ^ "Exploring Spring Grove Isleworth". hounslow-heritage.org.uk. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. ^ "Meetings, agendas, and minutes" (PDF). 4 September 2021.
4. ^ "Spring Grove Conservation Area Appraisal - Consultation Draft" (PDF). London Borough of Hounslow. November 2018.

## Further reading

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* History of Spring Grove, Spring Grove Residents' Association

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London Borough of Hounslow

Districts|

* Bedfont (historically East Bedfont)
* Bedford Park (also partly in the London Borough of Ealing)
* Brentford
* Brentford End
* Chiswick
* Cranford
* Feltham
* Lower Feltham
* North Feltham
* Grove Park
* Gunnersbury
* Hanworth
* Hatton
* Heston
* Hounslow
* Hounslow West
* Isleworth
* Lampton
* North Hyde
* Osterley
* Spring Grove
* Woodlands

Attractions|

* Brentford
* London Museum of Water & Steam
* Musical Museum
* Syon House
* Watermans Arts Centre
* Chiswick
* Chiswick House
* Chiswick Mall
* Walpole House
* Fuller's Brewery
* Hogarth's House
* Strand-on-the-Green
* Tabard Theatre
* Bell Square
* Boston Manor
* Griffin Park football stadium
* Gunnersbury Park and Museum
* Myrtle Avenue
* Osterley Park and House

Parks and open spaces|

* Parks
* Bedfont Lakes
* Boston Manor Park
* Crane Park
* Cranebank
* Cranford Park
* Dukes Meadows
* Gunnersbury Park
* Lampton Park
* London Air Park
* Osterley Park
* Nature reserves
* Chiswick Eyot
* Duke's Hollow
* Gunnersbury Triangle
* Hounslow Heath
* Pevensey Road Nature Reserve
* Syon Park
* Turnham Green
* Other
* Isleworth Ait

Constituencies|

* Brentford and Isleworth
* Feltham and Heston

Bridges|

* Barnes Railway Bridge
* Chiswick Bridge
* Kew Bridge
* Kew Railway Bridge

Tube and rail stations|

* Boston Manor
* Brentford
* Chiswick
* Feltham
* Gunnersbury
* Hounslow
* Hounslow Central
* Hounslow East
* Hounslow West
* Isleworth
* Kew Bridge
* Osterley
* Stamford Brook
* Syon Lane
* Turnham Green

Places of worship|

* All Saints, Isleworth
* Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs
* Christ Church, Turnham Green
* Our Lady of Grace & St Edward, Chiswick
* Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Heston
* St Dunstan, Cranford
* St George, Hanworth
* St John the Evangelist, Brentford
* St Leonard, Heston
* St Mary, Osterley
* St Michael, Grove Park
* St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park
* St Nicholas, Chiswick
* St Paul, Grove Park

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