Knowledge

Brunswick Park, Southwark

Source 📝

48: 640: 141:. The owners of The Bower also converted the disused former park-keeper’s cottage into a café. Since 2018 an annual outdoor film festival has been held in the park, programmed by The Bower. In 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was held online. There is an associated artistic programme. 71:. That meadow land included the site of what is now Brunswick Park. It was still fields in 1842. Land was purchased by a developer, WJ Hudson, in 1847, with an open space in the centre. That open space was named Brunswick Square, after 1660: 113:. c. xciii). There are no listed structures or buildings in the park itself, although some of the buildings on surrounding streets are listed, including the administration building from the former 1590: 1625: 90:
providing some of the funding. The garden had been divided by a road, and this was then incorporated into the new park, which, after being laid out as a public park, was opened in 1907.
1535: 1630: 1743: 1680: 1675: 99: 1685: 1610: 1517: 569: 1665: 1655: 1620: 1640: 1615: 1605: 1595: 1580: 1635: 1585: 1575: 1565: 1555: 1704: 1670: 1650: 1645: 1600: 1570: 1560: 1545: 1540: 1550: 1753: 1144: 133:
Derelict for 20 years, the former public toilet block was converted to a feminist art gallery, The Bower, in 2018. The conversion was part-funded by
1690: 442: 1510: 562: 341: 320: 299: 278: 257: 236: 215: 166: 98:
In 1937 two hard court tennis courts and a playground (including an ocean wave) were installed. A drinking fountain was donated by the
1503: 555: 187: 106: 83: 578: 102:. The park was refurbished in 1999. There are still two tennis courts, and there is now also a basketball court. 64: 1195: 938: 918: 138: 787: 873: 47: 41: 1463: 913: 858: 1468: 1215: 1124: 868: 863: 400: 1134: 702: 1231: 956: 903: 782: 898: 657: 923: 893: 812: 732: 447:: "Old public toilet in Camberwell park transformed into feminist art gallery", 25 June 2018" 114: 87: 72: 1442: 1311: 1021: 682: 1495: 8: 1748: 1412: 1372: 1205: 1185: 883: 712: 63:
survey of 1086, there were 63-acre (25 ha) of meadows owned by the parish church of
1387: 1316: 1271: 1210: 1175: 996: 951: 878: 742: 687: 629: 614: 362: 1342: 1200: 1061: 971: 722: 609: 509: 387: 110: 662: 1422: 1417: 1392: 1377: 1347: 1306: 1160: 1099: 1071: 1066: 1041: 1031: 976: 792: 757: 619: 27: 547: 1367: 1301: 1261: 1170: 1119: 1109: 1081: 1076: 1051: 1036: 1001: 991: 986: 908: 888: 817: 807: 752: 737: 672: 586: 1484: 1357: 1352: 1180: 1129: 1104: 1016: 961: 837: 802: 692: 677: 604: 188:"Kirby, Alison, "Declared 'one of the prettiest open spaces in south London'", 20: 1737: 1719: 1706: 1432: 1402: 1397: 1291: 1281: 1276: 1266: 1256: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1165: 1139: 1091: 1056: 1046: 1011: 981: 966: 946: 853: 832: 827: 822: 772: 767: 762: 727: 707: 624: 530: 60: 1447: 1332: 1251: 1190: 1006: 747: 717: 697: 667: 639: 421: 134: 44:. Originally a private square, the park was opened to the public in 1907. 1427: 1362: 1337: 1286: 1026: 797: 777: 118: 1437: 1382: 1296: 928: 649: 599: 594: 122: 37: 467: 1114: 488: 76: 1407: 125:
is located at 16 Brunswick Park, adjacent to the park itself.
86:
acquired the garden by compulsory purchase in 1901, with the
68: 100:
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
1525: 1744:
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Southwark
26:
For the public garden in London Borough of Camden, see
19:
For the neighbourhood in London Borough of Barnet, see
149:
There is an active Friends of Brunswick Park group.
577: 36:is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) public park located in 1735: 40:, in South East London, and is managed by the 1511: 563: 1518: 1504: 570: 556: 1754:1907 establishments in the United Kingdom 401:"National Heritage List Entry No 1385858" 16:Public park located in Camberwell, London 46: 1526:Parks and open spaces by London borough 192:, No 196, Spring 2018, pp 8-10, at p 8" 1736: 342:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 321:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 300:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 279:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 258:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 237:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 216:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 167:"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park" 1499: 551: 384:London Squares Preservation Act 1931 107:London Squares Preservation Act 1931 13: 84:Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell 14: 1765: 638: 105:The park is scheduled under the 1196:Rainham, Wennington, and Aveley 579:Parks and open spaces in London 523: 502: 481: 460: 435: 414: 393: 376: 355: 510:"Brunswick Park Film Festival" 382:Part 1 of the Schedule to the 334: 313: 292: 271: 250: 229: 208: 180: 159: 1: 152: 788:Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 128: 7: 531:"Friends of Brunswick Park" 363:"Open Play: Brunswick Park" 121:commemorating the activist 93: 42:London Borough of Southwark 10: 1770: 636: 468:"I Heart Women: The Bower" 422:"Open Plaques: Una Marson" 144: 139:Esmée Fairbairn Foundation 54: 25: 18: 1720:51.475503°N 0.085535645°W 1531: 1477: 1456: 1325: 1224: 1216:WWT London Wetland Centre 1153: 1090: 937: 846: 647: 585: 75:, the estranged wife of 1725:51.475503; -0.085535645 1626:Kensington and Chelsea 1591:Hammersmith and Fulham 51: 1469:London Wetland Centre 88:London County Council 73:Caroline of Brunswick 50: 1661:Richmond upon Thames 1631:Kingston upon Thames 1536:Barking and Dagenham 1443:Valence House Museum 1154:Marshes and wetlands 1067:Wimbledon and Putney 683:Beckenham Place Park 190:Camberwell Quarterly 1716: /  1691:City of Westminster 1413:Manor House Gardens 1457:Entry-fee charging 1388:Hampton Court Park 1211:Woodberry Wetlands 489:"The Bower: About" 388:21 & 22 Geo. 5 115:St Giles' Hospital 111:21 & 22 Geo. 5 52: 1699: 1698: 1493: 1492: 1478:Community gardens 1343:Boston Manor Park 59:According to the 1761: 1731: 1730: 1728: 1727: 1726: 1721: 1717: 1714: 1713: 1712: 1709: 1520: 1513: 1506: 1497: 1496: 1423:Morden Hall Park 1418:Marble Hill Park 1393:Hillingdon Court 1378:Gunnersbury Park 1348:Broomfield House 1307:Repository Woods 733:Forster Memorial 642: 572: 565: 558: 549: 548: 542: 541: 539: 537: 527: 521: 520: 518: 516: 506: 500: 499: 497: 495: 485: 479: 478: 476: 474: 464: 458: 457: 455: 453: 439: 433: 432: 430: 428: 418: 412: 411: 409: 407: 397: 391: 380: 374: 373: 371: 369: 359: 353: 352: 350: 348: 338: 332: 331: 329: 327: 317: 311: 310: 308: 306: 296: 290: 289: 287: 285: 275: 269: 268: 266: 264: 254: 248: 247: 245: 243: 233: 227: 226: 224: 222: 212: 206: 205: 203: 201: 196: 184: 178: 177: 175: 173: 163: 137:and part by the 28:Brunswick Square 1769: 1768: 1764: 1763: 1762: 1760: 1759: 1758: 1734: 1733: 1724: 1722: 1718: 1715: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1702: 1700: 1695: 1527: 1524: 1494: 1489: 1473: 1452: 1368:Grovelands Park 1321: 1262:Grangewood Park 1220: 1149: 1135:Shepherd's Bush 1086: 1082:Wormwood Scrubs 1002:Hampstead Heath 992:Hainault Forest 987:Hackney Marshes 933: 889:Hainault Forest 842: 738:Hampstead Heath 643: 634: 581: 576: 546: 545: 535: 533: 529: 528: 524: 514: 512: 508: 507: 503: 493: 491: 487: 486: 482: 472: 470: 466: 465: 461: 451: 449: 441: 440: 436: 426: 424: 420: 419: 415: 405: 403: 399: 398: 394: 381: 377: 367: 365: 361: 360: 356: 346: 344: 340: 339: 335: 325: 323: 319: 318: 314: 304: 302: 298: 297: 293: 283: 281: 277: 276: 272: 262: 260: 256: 255: 251: 241: 239: 235: 234: 230: 220: 218: 214: 213: 209: 199: 197: 194: 186: 185: 181: 171: 169: 165: 164: 160: 155: 147: 131: 96: 67:as part of the 57: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1767: 1757: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1697: 1696: 1694: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1681:Waltham Forest 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1532: 1529: 1528: 1523: 1522: 1515: 1508: 1500: 1491: 1490: 1488: 1487: 1485:Phoenix Garden 1481: 1479: 1475: 1474: 1472: 1471: 1466: 1460: 1458: 1454: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1358:Chiswick House 1355: 1353:Cannizaro Park 1350: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1329: 1327: 1323: 1322: 1320: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1228: 1226: 1222: 1221: 1219: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1157: 1155: 1151: 1150: 1148: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1105:Crooked Billet 1102: 1096: 1094: 1092:Village greens 1088: 1087: 1085: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 949: 943: 941: 935: 934: 932: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 874:Fairlop Waters 871: 866: 861: 856: 850: 848: 844: 843: 841: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 713:Crystal Palace 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 654: 652: 645: 644: 637: 635: 633: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 591: 589: 583: 582: 575: 574: 567: 560: 552: 544: 543: 522: 501: 480: 459: 445:Southwark News 434: 413: 392: 375: 354: 333: 312: 291: 270: 249: 228: 207: 179: 157: 156: 154: 151: 146: 143: 130: 127: 117:. A Southwark 95: 92: 56: 53: 34:Brunswick Park 21:Brunswick Park 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1766: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1742: 1741: 1739: 1732: 1729: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1682: 1679: 1677: 1676:Tower Hamlets 1674: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1652: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1642: 1639: 1637: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1624: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1533: 1530: 1521: 1516: 1514: 1509: 1507: 1502: 1501: 1498: 1486: 1483: 1482: 1480: 1476: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1433:Osterley Park 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1403:Lamorbey Park 1401: 1399: 1398:Kenwood House 1396: 1394: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1330: 1328: 1326:House gardens 1324: 1318: 1317:Sydenham Hill 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1257:Epping Forest 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1227: 1223: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1152: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1089: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1022:Monken Hadley 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 957:Bostall Heath 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 944: 942: 940: 936: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 914:South Norwood 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 859:Bedfont Lakes 857: 855: 854:Bayhurst Wood 852: 851: 849: 847:Country parks 845: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 828:Waterlow Park 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 773:Primrose Hill 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 655: 653: 651: 646: 641: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 592: 590: 588: 584: 580: 573: 568: 566: 561: 559: 554: 553: 550: 532: 526: 511: 505: 490: 484: 469: 463: 448: 446: 438: 423: 417: 402: 396: 389: 385: 379: 364: 358: 343: 337: 322: 316: 301: 295: 280: 274: 259: 253: 238: 232: 217: 211: 193: 191: 183: 168: 162: 158: 150: 142: 140: 136: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 103: 101: 91: 89: 85: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 49: 45: 43: 39: 35: 29: 22: 1701: 1448:Walpole Park 1333:Avenue House 1272:Lesnes Abbey 869:Eastbrookend 864:Belhus Woods 783:Queen's Park 723:Enfield Town 534:. Retrieved 525: 513:. Retrieved 504: 492:. Retrieved 483: 471:. Retrieved 462: 450:. Retrieved 444: 437: 425:. Retrieved 416: 404:. Retrieved 395: 383: 378: 366:. Retrieved 357: 345:. Retrieved 336: 324:. Retrieved 315: 303:. Retrieved 294: 282:. Retrieved 273: 261:. Retrieved 252: 240:. Retrieved 231: 219:. Retrieved 210: 198:. Retrieved 189: 182: 170:. Retrieved 161: 148: 135:crowdfunding 132: 104: 97: 81: 58: 33: 32: 1723: / 1464:Kew Gardens 1428:Morden Park 1363:Danson Park 1338:Belair Park 1312:Russia Dock 1206:Walthamstow 1186:Ingrebourne 1027:Peckham Rye 793:Ravenscourt 758:Mountsfield 650:urban parks 587:Royal parks 536:24 February 515:24 February 494:24 February 473:24 February 452:24 February 427:24 February 406:24 February 390:. c. xciii) 368:24 February 347:24 February 326:24 February 305:24 February 284:24 February 263:24 February 242:24 February 221:24 February 200:24 February 172:24 February 119:blue plaque 1749:Camberwell 1738:Categories 1708:51°28′32″N 1686:Wandsworth 1611:Hillingdon 1438:Syon House 1383:Hall Place 1373:Grove Park 1176:Hornchurch 1145:Twickenham 1100:Camberwell 1062:Wandsworth 972:East Sheen 952:Blackheath 909:Lee Valley 904:Hornchurch 879:Foots Cray 818:Wandsworth 808:Valentines 753:Mayesbrook 688:Blackheath 673:Barra Hall 630:St James's 615:Kensington 153:References 123:Una Marson 38:Camberwell 1711:0°05′08″W 1666:Southwark 1656:Redbridge 1621:Islington 1581:Greenwich 1201:Tottenham 1120:Newington 1110:Islington 1042:Streatham 1032:Plumstead 977:Eel Brook 899:High Elms 838:Wimbledon 803:Southwark 693:Brockwell 678:Battersea 658:Alexandra 605:Greenwich 129:The Bower 77:George IV 1641:Lewisham 1616:Hounslow 1606:Havering 1596:Haringey 1408:Langtons 1282:Old Park 1277:Mad Bess 1267:Highgate 1242:Coldfall 1237:Braeburn 1225:Woodland 1181:Ickenham 1161:Crayford 1130:Richmond 1077:Woolwich 1037:Stanmore 924:Stockley 919:Stanmore 894:Havering 833:West Ham 823:Wanstead 813:Victoria 768:Parsloes 763:Old Deer 743:Hanworth 728:Finsbury 708:Clissold 703:Charlton 625:Richmond 620:Regent's 94:Features 65:St Giles 61:Domesday 1636:Lambeth 1586:Hackney 1576:Enfield 1566:Croydon 1556:Bromley 1302:Queen's 1252:Dulwich 1232:Bostall 1171:Hackney 1140:Turnham 1125:Parsons 1052:Tooting 1017:Mitcham 962:Clapham 939:Commons 748:Holland 718:Dulwich 698:Burgess 668:Barking 145:Friends 55:Origins 1671:Sutton 1651:Newham 1646:Merton 1601:Harrow 1571:Ealing 1561:Camden 1546:Bexley 1541:Barnet 1287:Oxleas 1191:Leyton 1072:Winn's 1057:Tylers 1047:Sutton 1012:Keston 982:Eltham 967:Ealing 947:Barnes 884:Fryent 798:Ruskin 778:Pymmes 648:Large 1551:Brent 1297:Petts 1247:Copse 1166:Erith 1007:Hayes 929:Trent 663:Arnos 600:Green 595:Bushy 195:(PDF) 69:glebe 1292:Park 610:Hyde 538:2021 517:2021 496:2021 475:2021 454:2021 429:2021 408:2021 370:2021 349:2021 328:2021 307:2021 286:2021 265:2021 244:2021 223:2021 202:2021 174:2021 82:The 1115:Kew 997:Ham 1740:: 79:. 1519:e 1512:t 1505:v 571:e 564:t 557:v 540:. 519:. 498:. 477:. 456:. 443:" 431:. 410:. 386:( 372:. 351:. 330:. 309:. 288:. 267:. 246:. 225:. 204:. 176:. 109:( 30:. 23:.

Index

Brunswick Park
Brunswick Square
Camberwell
London Borough of Southwark

Domesday
St Giles
glebe
Caroline of Brunswick
George IV
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
London County Council
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
London Squares Preservation Act 1931
21 & 22 Geo. 5
St Giles' Hospital
blue plaque
Una Marson
crowdfunding
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"Kirby, Alison, "Declared 'one of the prettiest open spaces in south London'", Camberwell Quarterly, No 196, Spring 2018, pp 8-10, at p 8"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"London Gardens Trust: Brunswick Park"
"Open Play: Brunswick Park"

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.