The Triangle Adventure Playground is an

adventure playground An adventure playground is a specific type of playground for children. Adventure playgrounds can take many forms, ranging from "natural playgrounds" to "junk playgrounds", and are typically defined by an ethos of unrestricted play, the presence o ...

that has operated on Ashmole Street in Oval, in south London since 1957. It is the oldest adventure playground in London that is still located on its original site.

History

The Triangle Adventure Playground was established in 1957 by Marjorie Porter (1907–2009),Further information about Marjorie Porter can be found in her autobiography, ''I Was Different: A Long Life in Education'' (2005, Propagator Press) and her papers i
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Marjory Allen, and the London Council. Unlike many other adventure playgrounds established following the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the Triangle Adventure Playground was never a bombsite. It was established on land set aside for the Ashmole Primary School, which had been cleared as part of a programme of "

slum clearance Slum clearance, slum eviction or slum removal is an urban renewal strategy used to transform low-income settlements with poor reputation into another type of development or housing. This has long been a strategy for redeveloping urban communities; ...

". The playground is staffed by playworkers.

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*{{EW charity, num=303145 Playgrounds in the United Kingdom Adventure playgrounds 1957 establishments in England