History
Cator Estate
The Blackheath Cator Estate comprises 282 acres just south of Blackheath Village. John Cator bought the estate in 1783 from owner, Sir Gregory Page. Mainly used for farming until John Cator's death in 1806, the private roads were laid down in the 1820s by the Cator family and fellow trustees. The estate developed over the years with gradual building of quality houses starting in Blackheath Park, Priory Park and Meadowbank.
The most dramatic changes to the Estate came after World War II with the building of municipal flats and houses, some enabled by compulsory purchase of the land. In 1957 the first schemes of Span housing designed by Eric Lyons were built, controversially, on the sites of early Victorian houses which were demolished to make way for these developments.
The Hall
The Hall was the name of an early nineteenth century villa that stood on the site until the mid 1960s, when is was demolished. 'The Hall' now applies to three groups of properties, totalling seventy-six dwellings in all, built at different times and managed by three different residents' societies
Address Type Residents' Society
7-50 44 flats The Hall Residents Society Ltd (THRSL)
52-88 and 81-91 25 2-storey houses Foxes Dale Lessees Ltd
51-63 7 3-storey houses Halldake Residents Ltd
The Hall Residents Society Limited (THRSL)
THRSL consists of the 44 leaseholders of the flats, 7-50 The Hall, each owning one share in the Society.
The Society is responsible for the following services:
These services are generally finance by a monthly maintenance charge.
New residents should be provided with the following documents as part of their purchase:
- copy of the Rules of the Society
- copy of the Lease
- share certificate for the Society
The Society holds an annual summer barbecue and a Christmas party. There is an AGM each summer and a regular newsletter for residents.
Cator Estate
The Blackheath Cator Estate comprises 282 acres just south of Blackheath Village. John Cator bought the estate in 1783 from owner, Sir Gregory Page. Mainly used for farming until John Cator's death in 1806, the private roads were laid down in the 1820s by the Cator family and fellow trustees. The estate developed over the years with gradual building of quality houses starting in Blackheath Park, Priory Park and Meadowbank.
The most dramatic changes to the Estate came after World War II with the building of municipal flats and houses, some enabled by compulsory purchase of the land. In 1957 the first schemes of Span housing designed by Eric Lyons were built, controversially, on the sites of early Victorian houses which were demolished to make way for these developments.
The Hall
The Hall was the name of an early nineteenth century villa that stood on the site until the mid 1960s, when is was demolished. 'The Hall' now applies to three groups of properties, totalling seventy-six dwellings in all, built at different times and managed by three different residents' societies
Address Type Residents' Society
7-50 44 flats The Hall Residents Society Ltd (THRSL)
52-88 and 81-91 25 2-storey houses Foxes Dale Lessees Ltd
51-63 7 3-storey houses Halldake Residents Ltd
The Hall Residents Society Limited (THRSL)
THRSL consists of the 44 leaseholders of the flats, 7-50 The Hall, each owning one share in the Society.
The Society is responsible for the following services:
- Maintenance of the external fabric of the flats and common
hallways - Maintenance of the grounds
- Cleaning of
common hallways and external window cleaning - Maintenance of
electrical lighting (in common hallways and within the
grounds) - Cator Estate charges
- Drainage
maintenance (below ground) - Property insurance
These services are generally finance by a monthly maintenance charge.
New residents should be provided with the following documents as part of their purchase:
- copy of the Rules of the Society
- copy of the Lease
- share certificate for the Society
The Society holds an annual summer barbecue and a Christmas party. There is an AGM each summer and a regular newsletter for residents.
