Conservation Area No 19 - Clyde Circus

The Clyde Circus Conservation Area is in the heart of Tottenham, just west of the Green.  It stretches between the busy local shops of West Green Road and Philip Lane, between the railway and a couple of streets east of West Green.  Most of the residential streets between are in the Conservation Area, but not the more modern Lawrence Road and Elizabeth Place.  

The central feature is Clyde Circus itself laid out in the late eighteenth century as the centrepiece of a grand approach from Tottenham Green to the east to the former Downhills house to the west.

The character of the Conservation Area is varied, from former large private houses in grounds, particularly the north-south streets to the west, to small terraced housing particularly to the east, with local shops along both West Green Road and Philip Lane.  Building age varies from late eighteenth to mainly late nineteenth century, with some twentieth century infill.

Conservation Area Map

The extent of the Clyde Circus Conservation Area is shown in the map below. A higher resolution PDF of the map can be downloaded from the attached files section at the bottom of this page. Please note this file may be large and take some time to download.

You can also view a map of the conservation area, along with other Planning Designations (including other Heritage Designations such as Statutorily Listed and Locally Listed Buildings) on the Interactive Haringey Map web site here (opens in a new window).

Character Appraisal and Historic Maps

On 26 February 2007 the Council approved and adopted a character appraisal for the Clyde Circus Conservation Area. A replacement character appraisal was approved and adopted on 9 March 2009. More details on the appraisal process, programme and purpose can be found on our Conservation Area Character Appraisals page (opens linked web page).

The appraisal documents are available electronically in the table below.