Editing Dulwich (section)

===Houses===
Belair House on the boundary between [[West Dulwich]] and Dulwich itself, is opposite [[West Dulwich railway station]] and was designed in 1785 for [[John Files]]. It remained a private house until 1938 when it came into the hands of Southwark Council. It fell into disrepair in the 1990s but was bought in 1998 and refurbished and turned into an upmarket restaurant. The house has a large park ground attached which is now public, including tennis courts and a children's play area. This area used to be the fields for its farm. The lake is the only substantial stretch of the ancient [[River Effra]] remaining above ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCommunity/Dulwich/dulwichgreenspaces.html |title=Dulwich Green Spaces |publisher=Southwark.gov.uk |date=1 April 2005 |access-date=3 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719181009/http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCommunity/Dulwich/dulwichgreenspaces.html |archive-date=19 July 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

[[Bell House (Dulwich)]] in College Road was designed in 1767 for [[Thomas Wright (mayor)|Thomas Wright]], a stationer and later [[Lord Mayor of the City of London]]. A large extension was added in the mid-19th century and it is accompanied by a lodge house. The house is Grade II listed. Its name comes from its Bell Tower situated on top of the original house and the bell was restored in the late 1990s. It became a [[Dulwich College]] boarding house in 1926 and only returned to private ownership in 1993. The house was bought in the summer of 2016 by an educational charity.

[[The Crown and Greyhound]] public house is in Dulwich Village. In the 19th century, two separate pubs stood in this area – the centre of Dulwich Village. The Crown was for the labourers of the area, while the Greyhound across the road, was for local gentry. The Greyhound was a coach stop on the London Piccadilly-Sittingbourne route. [[Charles Dickens]] was a frequent visitor to the village and used to drink at The Greyhound pub.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200159/history_of_southwark/1020/dickens_southwark/1 |title=Dickens' Southwark &#124; Southwark Council |website=Southwark.gov.uk |date=26 January 2010 |access-date=4 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408211907/http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200159/history_of_southwark/1020/dickens_southwark/1 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The current pub known as "The Dog", is a Grade II listed building. In the 1960s, it used to be known as the venue of the "Dulwich Poets".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

One of the area's most famous residents and architects was Sir George Frederick Ellyatt (founder of the architecture practice, Ellyatt & Porter). He was responsible for the design or influence of in excess of 25 homes in the area, each built in its own individual style. One of the most notable homes was Crossways, 1 Dulwich Village, which he built as his own home following being granted permission to do so in January 1927 at a cost of just over £2000 and with a ground rent of £22 10s per annum. Uniquely, Ellyatt sought and was granted permission to build in 9" solid brick walls rather than 11" cavity walls (as was usual convention) as long as he used cement mortar. The site was originally occupied by a Georgian built home, known locally as "the Hall" which had become partially derelict during World War I and was demolished in 1925. Crossways still exists in substantially the same manner and form as when it was originally built.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

The Dulwich Wood and Sydenham Hill area contains mid-century housing estates designed by Austin Vernon and Partners for the [[Dulwich Estate]]. Examples include Peckarmans Wood and Great Brownings.