St Alfege park in Greenwich to see access changes

A somewhat hidden park in Greenwich is set to see changes to an entrance under newly submitted plans.

St Alfege park is a former graveyard of the adjacent St Alfege church and sees gravestones lining its perimeter walls.

A not particularly pleasant entrance is via Roan Street and these plans aim to “widen and create vehicle and pedestrian access including ramp”.

Access will widen from less than a metre to three metres with gates to be installed. The section of wall to be removed – if approval given – is Grade II listed.

The Design and Access Statement states: “The western and southern boundary walls are built of 18th century red brick and are articulated with tapered buttresses at intervals.

“Much of the north end of the western stretch has been largely rebuilt and the upper sections of the remaining western and southern elements of the wall have also undergone later repairs”

The park is an interesting place which also contains a former mortuary in disrepair. To the west is a playground and hard surfacing for sports.

Back in 2019 plans emerged for a number of changes across the site but little has happened since.

That entrance beside the former mortuary in the top right corner would be a handy shortcut to the DLR station a short distance away.

Hopefully there’s no repeat of a 2011 incident when gravestones were smashed during work undertaken in the park.