Inventory Site Record

* on The National Heritage List for England, Parks & Gardens

Wandsworth Park is an early C20th park designed and constructed under the supervision of the LCC Chief Officer of Parks Lt Col J J Sexby. The land was purchased by Wandsworth District Board, formerly used for allotments, and the LCC contributed to the cost. The park opened on 28 February 1903 and its layout has remained relatively unaltered. Horticultural displays in island beds set in the lawn remain near the main entrance, and provision for sport included a central expanse of open grass. Walks were laid out, including a Lime Walk and Riverside Walk created on the newly embanked river in 1901/2. Later facilities included a bowling green with a pavilion erected in the 1920s.

Site location:

Putney Bridge Road/Northfields

Postcode:

SW15

What 3 Words:

rotate.data.cheek

Type of site:

Public Park

Borough:

Wandsworth

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

8am - dusk

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Playground, tennis courts, bowling green, sports pitches

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Putney. Tube: Putney Bridge, East Putney (District). Bus: 220, 270

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Research updated:

01/05/2005

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.wandsworth.gov.uk/homepage/41/parks_and_open_spaces

Site on The National Heritage List for England, Parks & Gardens, for Register Entry see https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list. The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England was established in 1984 and was commonly called English Heritage. In April 2015 it split into 2 separate entities, Historic England (HE), which continues to champion and protect the historic environment, and the English Heritage Trust, whose role is to look after the 400+ historic sites and monuments owned by the state. HE manages the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) that includes over 400,000 items ranging from prehistoric monuments to office blocks, battlefields and parks, which benefit from legal protection.

Sources consulted:

See EH Register; 'The London County Council and what it does for London: London Parks and Open Spaces' (Hodder & Stoughton, 1924)

Grid ref:

TQ247753 (524779,175248)

Size in hectares:

8.1

Site ownership:

LB Wandsworth

Site management:

Parks Service

Date(s):

1898-1903

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

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

Yes

NHLE grade:

Grade II

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:

Yes - Local Importance

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

Yes

Special Policy Area:

Yes - Archaeological Priority Area/Wandasworth Thames Policy Area

Other LA designation:

Historic Parks and Gardens

Wandsworth Park - Photo: Colin Wing
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