This veteran oak tree (Quercus robur) was reprieved, when the Glades was being built, and still proudly stands at the side of Kentish Way.
Originally it grew on the corner of the grounds of the house “Bromley Lodge” and Love Lane. It is over 500 years old.
It is one of the Great Trees of London #GTOL
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from being dominated by tower blocks: Look here and email our ward councillors about:
* High rises in the Local Plan
* housing and a hotel on the civic centre (old palace)
and
* 16+ high rises from the draft Master Plan down the Lower High Street
* and there's others...
