Inventory Site Record

Lampton Park was laid out on agricultural land purchased by Heston & Isleworth UDC in 1925, and eventually opened in 1930. It was laid out by the Park Superintendent, with a large and elaborate rose garden as its main feature. Sports facilities for bowling, putting and tennis were provided as well as for cricket, hockey and rugby. Lampton Park was one of the parks used for the Charter Celebrations in October 1932 when the UDC became a Borough Council. In 1951 a Sarsen Stone was set up in the park, which had been unearthed in 1926 from a pit of the Hounslow Sand and Gravel Co.'s works at Heston.

Site location:

Lampton Road/Harte Road/Bulstrode Avenue, Hounslow

Postcode:

TW3

What 3 Words:

shells.shrimp.forces

Type of site:

Public Park

Borough:

Hounslow

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

8am - dusk

Special conditions:

Facilities:

football pitches, athletics, tennis courts, crazy golf

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Hounslow Central (Piccadilly). Bus: 120, H20

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Research updated:

01/11/2005

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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Lampton Park was laid out on land previously used for agriculture, part of which was an orchard, which was purchased for c.£10,000 by the Heston & Isleworth Urban District Council in 1925, and which eventually opened in 1930, the delay caused by some controversy over the elaborate nature of the plans when the Council applied to the Ministry of Health for approval of a loan of £12,809 for the cost of layout. It was opened on 31 May by George Lansbury MP, First Commissioner of Works, at 'a memorable function in the history of the urban district', the entertainment including musical performances, dancing, gymnastics, community singing and exhibition tennis and bowls matches. Five Irish yew trees, over 210 years old, were transplanted from the grounds of Heston Manor House to the new park and the bandstand was 'the last word in respect of acoustic properties'. The main feature of the park was the large rose garden, 130 ft in diameter, with central circular lily pond. In 1928, the Park Superintendent described the proposed layout of the rose garden, which was to accommodate some 1,250-1,400 roses planted in groups of colours: 'hybrid tea, hybrid perpetuals and dwarf polyantha varieties would be chiefly grown. Standards would form centre dot plants in each of the circular beds. Surrounding the garden on each side would be a shelter belt of trees and shrubs, and along the inner face of these shrubberies rambler roses grown in pillar fashion would complete the scheme'. A 100-ft greenhouse was also proposed: 'one of the most important assets in public park work is the provision of a suitable plant nursery'. The sports provision in the new park included hard and grass tennis courts, a bowling green and 18-hole putting green with a small pavilion built to serve as a ticket office. Other areas were provided for cricket, hockey and rugby.

Today the park consists of two main areas with playing fields to the north and the more formal park to the south, laid out with winding paths, flowers, grass and trees. The new Civic Centre now abuts the park to the north with an area of landscaping, and in the west near the entrance from Harte Road an area is maintained for nature conservation. A Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was established in Lampton Park. Sri Chinmoy was an important advocate for world peace, and also a keen runner; the first example of a Peace Mile had been set up in London in the International Year of Peace, 1986.

Sources consulted:

LB Hounslow Parks Archive; Middlesex Chronicle 28 July 1928 p3; 7 June 1930; 21 March 1952 p5

Grid ref:

TQ132761 (513203,176288)

Size in hectares:

15.73

Site ownership:

LB Hounslow

Site management:

John Laing Integrated Services

Date(s):

1930

Designer(s):

William McDonald Campbell (to check)

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Borough Park. Local Open Space