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Four Oaks Conservation Area

 

Four Oaks Conservation Area contains the former grounds of Four Oaks Hall which were incrementally carved out of Sutton Park from the 17th century onwards.

 Four Oaks Hall was demolished in 1898 and the grounds were developed as a superior residential estate between 1895 and 1914.

Most of the houses are substantial detached mansions set in extensive mature gardens.

 Many are listed buildings designed in the Arts and Crafts style by prominent Edwardian architects such as C.E. Bateman and Edwin F Reynolds.

The designation, which recognises the special character of the area notwithstanding some subsequent infill and redevelopment, has prevented the demolition of these large old mansions and their replacement by smaller modern homes.