Talk:Kennington Park
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No it is all my own work over many years Szczels 16:17, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Should the dates have those link things put round them? DoneSzczels Chaikney 21:58, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Photos all taken by Chloe Bowles 2004
Facts needed:
- Does anyone know the year or date the swimming pool was closed? Done tick
- When was the skatebowl put in - 197?
Answer from Cllr Andrew Sawdon: "the skate-board went in in approximately 1978, on some derlict tennis courts, at the same time at the skate-board park, at stockwell road in brixton. I did radio interviews on it at the time, where the angle put to me was "isnt this a waste of money, isnt it, skakeboarding is just a short term fad surely!"
- When was the all weather pitch opened?
- When was Kennington Park East designated public open space?
Comment from Cllr Andrew Sawdon: "This idea of "designatated open space' is misunderstood (I dont think that there is any such thing, as "designating" somewhere as public opens space, except in terms of town planning which did not come into to 1947). It was common land (which meant that people had the right to graze animals on it etc) it was enclosed by act of parliament, which turned it into a park (one of the earliest municipal parks) with then the then chancellor the exchequer disraeli, offering public money for to match privately raised funds for laying out. Details of official opening etc can be found in the Marie Draper book." Confusion here surely - Kennington Park east was housing before WW2 after which the 'slums' were cleared. The common land referes to the historic western landscaped part of the park with its matured trees. Szczels 21:14, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
- When were the railing reinstated around Kennington Park? (I can remember them being replaced around St Marks in the 1980s) Szczels 16:17, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)