Bank of England Sports Ground (Wandsworth)
Brief Description
The Bank of England Sports Ground at Roehampton has provided sports facilities for the Bank of England since the early 1900s, but membership is now open to the public. The Sports Centre is the host of the Wimbledon Qualifying tournament and is next door to the newly built National Tennis Centre. In 1933, a stump of the old lime tree in the Bank of England Garden Court (q.v.) in the City was replanted in the Bank's Sports Ground in Roehampton, and in May 1944 it was reported in the Bank's Archives as showing signs of flourishing. This tree may have originated from the early days of the garden as when it was cut down its rings indicated it was around 128 years old.
Practical Information
- Site location:
- Bank Lane/Priory Lane
- Postcode:
- SW15 5JT
- What 3 Words:
- detect.when.metals
- Type of site:
- Private Open Land
- Borough:
- Wandsworth
- Open to public?
- No
- Opening times:
- members only
- Special conditions:
- Facilities:
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Research updated:
- 01/05/2005
- Last minor changes:
- 14/07/2022
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.bankofenglandsportscentre.co.uk
Full Site Description
Sources consulted:
Susan Palmer 'Rus in Urbe: The Garden at the Bank of England 1780s-1933', The London Gardener, vol 14, 2008-9
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ212747 (521250,174750)
- Size in hectares:
- 15.5
- Site ownership:
- Bank of England
- Site management:
- Bank of England
- Date(s):
- 1900s
- Designer(s):
- 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:
- Not known
- Nature Conservation Area:
- Yes - Borough Importance II
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- Yes
- Special Policy Area:
- Yes - Archaeological Priority Area
- Other LA designation:
- None
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