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- The organisation with legal responsibility for Wandsworth Park is Wandsworth Council. Wandsworth Park is managed and maintained by Enable Leisure & Culture
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The park plans were made by Lt. Col. J. J. Sexby, a horticulturist and London County Council’s then Superintendent of Parks, and in 1903 the park opened on Saturday 28 February. The Friends of Wandsworth Park are a community organisation set up in 2014 to improve and sustain the park and manage the formal garden areas.
About Wandsworth Park. Grade II listed Edwardian park laid out with ornamental shrubberies and sports areas, blends formality with informality. Magnificent avenue of London planes provides...
The land was originally used for allotments until 1897 and was purchased in by London County Council, Wandsworth District Board in 1898 and by public subscription. The Park was designed and constructed under the supervision of Lt Col John James Sexby, the first Parks Superintendent for the London County Council.
Aug 9, 2018 · Many of London’s most famous parks are royal: Bushy Park, Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent’s Park, Richmond Park, and St. James’s Park are all owned by the Crown Estate.
The Friends of Wandsworth Park is a community organisation, with the aim of preserving, protecting and improving our green space. A community link working together with volunteers, schools, residents and the Wandsworth Council to ensure and secure the future of Wandsworth Park for all.
The park is currently (1999) owned and managed by the London Borough of Wandsworth. DESCRIPTION LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING Wandsworth Park is situated on the south bank of the River Thames in urban south London.
The design and construction of the park was under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel J J Sexby, the superintendent of the LCC Parks Department, but as the purchase price of the site was more than had been expected the construction of the park was limited to £10,000.
