Park Hill was built in c.1830 by William Leaf, a banker and silk merchant.

Henry Tate, the sugar magnate (Tate and Lyle), lived here from 1885 and commissioned Robert Marnock to develop the gardens. A philanthropist and art collector, Tate opened his gallery here to the public once a year and later donated most of his collection to the Tate Gallery, which he established in London.

St Michael's Convent later occupied the site, which is now a private residential development known as Henry Tate Mews.

The Streatham Society will be offering tours of the gardens as part of the Lambeth Heritage Festival. Timing and other details will follow - and will be advertised on the Society’s Eventbrite page.

Park Hill (now Henry Tate Mews), Ordnance Survey map 1895, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.