Grove Hill was the old road leading down from the Hill to Greenhill and Harrow Weald but was considered too steep for traffic and was replaced by the nearby Peterborough Road in the late 19th century.

Perhaps the fatal accident which took place at the top of this road in 1899 had something to do with this change. (You’ll find a plaque commemorating this tragic incident described below…)

As you walk up the hill you enter the area of Harrow School with its boarding houses on each side. On your right you will see a low red brick building with a plaque nearby. This is known as Sheridan’s Stables, where the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan kept his horses when living at The Grove (1780-85).

The plaque (on the brick pillar in the picture above) marks the spot where, in 1646, King Charles I is said to have halted to water his horses on his way to join the Scots Army.   ///bands.hosts.quench

• At the junction with Peterborough Road look across the road for a small plaque ‘TAKE HEED’ marking the site of Britain’s first motoring fatalities - Mr E.R. Sewell and Major James Stanley Richer….  ///face.combining.acted

On the other side of Peterborough Road at the junction with Football Lane is the building which used to house the Harrow School Life Museum.

The School offers three open tours per year. These last approximately 2 hours and give a good insight into the workings of the School. Click here for further details…

• Cross back over Grove Hill and walk to where the school building ends and you will find an impressive set of stone steps on your right. Take these up to Church Hill…

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