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Parks And Open Spaces In Hammersmith And Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, an Inner London borough, has 231 hectares of parks and open spaces that are accessible to the general public, 159 hectares being within parks and 52.5 hectares within cemeteries and churchyards. Wormwood Scrubs and ''Scrubs Wood'', located in the north of the Borough account for 42 hectares and Fulham Palace and Bishop's Park grounds contain another 14 hectares of open space. Private open space includes Hurlingham Club, Hurlingham, Fulham and Queen's Club in West Kensington, London, West Kensington. The main areas of open space in the Borough are: * All Saints Church, Fulham, All Saints Churchyard, Fulham * Bishop's Park (Fulham), Bishops Park, Fulham * ''Brompton Park'' in Seagrave Road, Fulham * Brook Green * Eel Brook Common * ''Frank Banfield Park'' (formerly Chancellor's Park) * Fulham Cemetery also known as ''Fulham Palace Road cemetery'' * Furnival Gardens * Hammersmith Park * Hurlingham Park * Lillie Rec * Little Wormwood Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints Church, Fulham, London - Diliff
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Hammersmith Park
Hammersmith Park, known to many locals as "The BBC Park" is a public park in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It includes a Japanese Garden, a gated children's play area, tennis courts and football pitches run by Play Football. Despite its name, it is located in Shepherd's Bush, not Hammersmith. History Origins Hammersmith Park is sited on the remains of an original Japanese garden designed for the Japan–British Exhibition in 1910. The area, known as the Great White City, was initially developed for 1908 Summer Olympics and was subsequently used for a series of international exhibitions until World War I. Little sign of the 1910 Japan–British Exhibition remains today, but the Chokushimon (Gateway of the Imperial Messenger, a four-fifths replica of the Karamon of Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyoto) was moved to Kew Gardens in 1911, where it still can be seen. 1950s In November 1954 tennis courts and a playground were added. The remainder of the park opened in September 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. It is bordered by Shepherd's Bush to the north, Kensington to the east, Chiswick to the west, and Fulham to the south, all on the north bank of the River Thames. The area is one of west London's main commercial and employment centres, and has for some decades been a major centre of London's Polish minority in United Kingdom, Polish community. It is a major transport hub for west London, with two London Underground stations and a bus and coach station at Hammersmith Broadway. Toponymy Hammersmith may mean "(Place with) a hammer smithy or forge", although, in 1839, Thomas Faulkner (topographer), Thomas Faulkner proposed that the name derived from two 'Saxon' words: the initial ''Ham'' from List of generic forms in place names in Ireland an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Gardens
St Paul's Gardens is a urban park in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, near Kensington Olympia. St Paul's Gardens are located on the site of the former St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School in Hammersmith, which became the Supreme Allied Headquarters for the 21st Army Group, commanded by List of Old Paulines, St Paul's alumnus Field Marshal Montgomery. On 15 May 1944, the final decision to invade Normandy was taken at the site. History World War II St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School was initially founded in the City of London in 1509. The school was relocated to Hammersmith in 1884. The Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic school and the Victorian era, Victorian bothy building were designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse. In 1939, the school was evacuated to Easthampstead Park, near Crowthorne, Berkshire. In July 1940, its buildings became the headquarters for the 21st Army Group, commanded by List of Old Paulines, former pupil Field Marshal Montg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Park, London
College Park is a small mainly residential neighbourhood in Kensal Green, to the north of the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London and is near Kensal Green station and Willesden Junction station, Willesden Junction station. It borders the London Borough of Brent to the north and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the east. It is part of College Park & Old Oak wards of the United Kingdom. The housing stock in College Park is largely bay-fronted Victorian terraced houses built in the late 1800s. Kenmont Primary School is at its centre and within the neighbourhood is The Mayhew Animal Home. History Early History The land on which College Park stands originally belonged to All Souls' College, Oxford. This explains the etymology of many local place names (e.g. All Souls' Avenue, College Road, All Souls Cemetery). All Souls' College owned the vast majority of land in "old Kensal Green", extending northwards in two prongs towards Willesden Green and Harlesden Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
