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1940 (15 October) A public trench-style bomb shelter dug as a grid of trenches in the field, known as the 'south pitch', suffers a direct hit during the Blitz. An estimated 104 people are killed. Only c. 50 bodies could be identified by name. Due to treacherous wet ground conditions, with the
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2016 Monthly volunteer gardening sessions in the park funded by the HLF project monies. The restored Flower Garden is a prize winner in various awards – Civic Trust London Regional Finalist; London in Bloom Silver Gilt; Landscape Institute Highly Recommended; Bali Award (British Association of
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1914 c "The ancient privileges of the 'ton' are preserved, however, on a triangular piece of ground fenced off for the purpose (the site probably of the mound), where a notice states that here public meetings may be held." 'A tradition may neither be made nor destroyed'
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was filmed in Kennington Park. It shows the park bandstand (the concrete area in front of Prince Consort Lodge)where the Irish Guards are playing a concert, rows of chairs are laid out in front of the raised stage. The bandstand burnt down several years
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spent a day playing in the park after his mother discharged the family from the Lambeth Workhouse in desperation to see her children. After a day in the park and at a coffee-shop they returned to the workhouse to undergo the shameful admissions process
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2007 The Rastafarian Temple on St. Agnes Place was raided by 60 armed police, with about 150 other officers as back-up, after it had been taken over by drug dealers. 23 people were arrested, although only three people were charged, and no
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2005 Community Planting Day in Kennington Park east, to define the boundary of the new cricket pitch. Young cricketers and other local volunteers do the planting including fifteen Lime trees. Trees for Cities with Friends of
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completed with seated concerts from military bands playing there until 1950 Sundays, Wednesdays and bank holidays – This was 'Rational Recreation' set against the vulgarity of the surrounding music hall and tavern culture.
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Kennington's Forgotten Tragedy – An account of the air-raid shelter in Kennington Park and the memorial to the victims killed in Lambeth’s worst World War II bomb incident – booklet by Rob Pateman published by Friends of
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To commemorate the wartime suffering of the people of Kennington and in particular over 50 men, women and children who were killed on 15 October 1940 when a bomb destroyed an air-raid shelter near this spot. Rest in
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1997 A 16-page pamphlet on the park's history from a working-class viewpoint written and published by Stefan Szczelkun. In the following year, it sells over 1,000 copies in local newsagents and bookshops.
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2015 The Midnight Path is widened and straightened with money from Transport for London. In July the restored Flower Garden is officially opened. New fitness equipment is installed on the park's fitness
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2006 A memorial is unveiled to victims of Blitz entombed in the park shelter. Designed by sculptor Richard Kindersley, it takes the form of a rough slab of Caithness stone, and bears the dedication:
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Three closely related geographic features defined the area of Kennington Common as sacred in ancient times: the sharp bend in the river Effra before it flowed into the Thames, a strategic mound or
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Although there are no available written records of the area before 1600, analysis of the area's archaeology and landscape reveals its earlier history. Recently discovered post stumps in the south
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2004 October 'SaveKPVolleyball' campaign group sends an open letter to Lambeth Council defending the use of the park for Ecuadorian community volleyball. But volleyball continues to be excluded.
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1725 First record of the Green Man and Horns Tavern near Kennington Common. The cricket played on the common used the Horns as a base. Also other sports including quoits and bowling were played.
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1600 gives the first record of the common. "The common was bounded on the South West by Vauxhall Creek" It seems that the common extended over marshy land to the South West of the Roman Road
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2014 Kennington Park receives a grant of £374,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the restoration of the 1930s Flower Garden. This was a joint project between Lambeth Council and FOKP.
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1678 First recorded execution at Kennington Common was that of Sarah Elston who was burnt for murdering her husband on 24 April. Kennington Common was the South London equivalent of
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gathered for their biggest "monster rally" on 10 April 1848. Soon after this demonstration the common was enclosed and, sponsored by the royal family, made into a public park.
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1998 The 150th anniversary of the Chartist rally was commemorated with banners, song and a play, by latter-day Chartists organised by Maryanne Gordon and Louisa Hillier.
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1950s The Horns Tavern was 'one of the most famous landmarks of South London'. It is still remembered as being a centre of Kennington's community spirit in the 1950s.
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1981 Lambeth Fightback Campaign used the park as an assembly point. This was the first recorded use of the park for a political gathering since the enclosure.
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shelter walls collapsing on rescuers, the remains of up to another 54 local people were left in the ground, covered in lime, and the trenches were filled in.
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venues and is known to have been used for top-class matches in 1724. Kennington Park hosts the first inner London community cricket ground, sponsored by
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the peasant poet from Peterborough (1793–1864) By now there were more people in cities than country. London's population had reached 2.5 million.
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2002 Organised cricket returns to Kennington Park with Tony Moody's inner-city cricket project. Kennington United CC is financially supported by
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1974 St. Agnes Place housing squatted and defended against demolition (1977) with a high court injunction, the first to be obtained by telephone.
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1940 The north field of the Park used for allotments so people can grow their own food. (source: aerial photos taken by the Royal Air Force)
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1920 Kennington Park Extension Committee formed who bought land that became the swimming pool, flower garden and children's playground.
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as the 'salvation of the common', twenty four years later it was the vicar of this church who led the move to enclose the whole common.
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1914 c. The railings were removed for war use. The first bomb dropped on London in World War I is said to have been dropped from a
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1799 The last person to be hanged at the common (six years after public execution was ended at Tyburn) was a fraudster from nearby
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In the 1970s, the old tradition of mass gatherings returned to the park which was host to the start of many significant marches to
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1996 KP Management Advisory Committee (the MAC) started by Lambeth Council prepares lottery bid with the architect Carl Callaghan.
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2004 November/December Birdboxes are installed by Roots & Shoots, as reported in South London Press Friday, 3 December 2004
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play their first formal at home game at Kennington Park against Temple Bar. TB batted first, 169 all out. KUCC won 173 to 6.
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2004 Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the park with a funday organised by the Friends of Kennington Park group.
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1852 Kennington Common was enclosed. The petition for enclosure was led by the vicar of St. Mark's, aided by the young
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1818 Camberwell New Road is built running east/west, cutting the southern corner of the common off from the rest of it.
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organised by Cathy Preece raises over £700 for park bird boxes made by local community eco group Roots & Shoots.
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2017 Monthly volunteer gardening sessions; fruit trees planted and raised lavender bed installed on the Green Link
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1931 The Lido provided by the LCC was opened. (It closed at the end of the 1987 season – see external link below.)
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grew up locally and is said to have met his first girlfriend in the park. His errant father habituated the Horns.
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designed by Lucas Lancaster and Lodge erected (by public subscription?). It commemorated the casualties of the
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2011 The Park is awarded a Green Flag – a national award that recognises the best green spaces in the country.
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196? Land to the east of St. Agnes Place is designated public open space that becomes Kennington Park East.
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1861 A gymnasium erected (which became tennis courts before the children's playground moved there in 2006).
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1795 Lewis Jeremiah Avershaw an infamous highwayman, was executed for shooting a Peace Officer on 3 August.
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2003 The tree planting charity, Trees for London (later Trees for Cities) moves into Prince Consort Lodge.
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era. (closed c. 1934 and site 'Compulsorily Purchased' for flats in 1949) The theatre had one of earliest
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History despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived but if faced with courage need not be lived again.
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adjoining the park. The Rastafarian Temple is temporarily spared. Demolition of all the houses follows.
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bought for the new prizewinning Brandon High rise Estate, Southwark (adjacent to Kennington Park East).
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1988 The much loved but neglected swimming pool is closed, filled in and replaced with tennis courts.
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1978 (November) Public gatherings return to the park with a municipal firework display and bonfire.
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moved to North Lambeth and may have attended commons meetings in the 1790s, in all likelihood with
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1815 In February, a mob breaks windows 'round the Horns'. LifeGuards called out to quell the mob.
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1832 First Reform Act, after which hustings were set up on Kennington Common (outside The Horns).
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by D. R. Roper, built on an enclosed corner of the common, over the river Effra. Promoted by the
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1951 Eighteen acres of land to the east of the park were earmarked as an extension to the park.
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was awarded over £8,000 of costs from the police. However, by 21 May demolition was underway.
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2003 First memorial service at St. Marks for those who died in the park bomb shelter in 1940.
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1947 Additional panels were added to the war memorial to commemorate World War II casualties.
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1859 Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens opened for the last time on the night of Monday, 25 July 1859.
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2014 July re-dedication of the park's war memorial on the 90th anniversary of its unveiling.
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1861 Two panelled gardens laid out by John Gibson on the west side to either side the lodge.
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2008 A new children's playground opens in the park after a fundraising campaign led by FOKP
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2004 A march to start the Cannabis Festival in Brockwell Park started from Kennington Park.
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march started in Kennington Park, followed in the next ten years by many political rallies.
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1902 An outdoor gymnasium for children was opened. The site is now the modern Fitness Trail
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2004 August An Ecuadorian community group are excluded from using the park for volleyball
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2006 saw the construction of a new fitness course, new playground and other improvements.
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preach to 30,000. Whitefield is remembered in the nearby 'Whitefield House' home of the
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2010 the 70th anniversary of Kennington Park's air raid shelter tragedy is commemorated
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1848 First photograph of a crowd taken by William Kilburn probably from the Horns. The
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William Edward Kilburn's photograph of the 1848 Chartist meeting on Kennington Common
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1792 Mungo, a black prize fighter breaks the jaw of his opponent, a carpenter, in a
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1971 Control of the park passes from the Greater London Council to Lambeth Council.
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1877 Church of St. Agnes, Kennington Park consecrated by the Lord Bishop of London.
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1938 Architecturally bland Park Superintendent's house built in north east corner.
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point to a ritual jetty or possibly the first London bridge, by the outlet of the
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was amongst the speakers at an outdoor service to commemorate the passing of the
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Department of Social Security, built in the 1960s on the site of The Horns Tavern
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c1976 Radical religion returns to Kennington Park with the establishment of the
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1800 The much-respected Mr. Briant becomes landlord of the Horns runs a famous
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1930s Wooden shelter (replaced in the 1950s and repaired at the end of 2006).
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1751 A road was "cut through gardens 80-foot wide" from Kennington Common to
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1853 September The new toll house opens at the fork in Kennington Park Road.
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2002 July Park Arts event. 12 artists install work in the park for the day.
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1749 Richard Coleman executed "for a murder he did not commit" on 12 April.
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1854 Kennington Park opened and maintained by the Crown's Office of Works.
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Kennington Park – Birthplace of People's Democracy – the 1997/98 pamphlet
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Kennington Park House – site of The Princess of Wales Theatre (see 1898)
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1984 Oval Fountain designed by landscape architect Georgina Livingston.
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1949 A 24 ft high illuminated Christmas tree erected in the park.
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mass meeting organised by Black Briton and leader of London Chartists
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in London. He also enjoyed playing football with friends in the park.
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visits the Rastafarian Temple frequently whilst recording his record
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1678 John Masters and Gabriel Dean, highwaymen, executed on 24 April.
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1899 The first all-night illuminated footpath through a public park.
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1767 The common was flooded by a high tide coming up Vauxhall Creek.
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formed (22 August formally constituted on 18 October) at the Horns.
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Landscape Architects). The fifth year the park gains a Green Flag.
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2003 Lambeth council get eviction order against St. Agnes Place.
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1931 Old English Garden opened, based on the designs of Lt-Col
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1944 (16 August) Horns pub was badly damaged by a flying bomb.
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style refreshment house erected which is now a rare survival.
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Prince Albert's Model Cottage was moved to the common in 1852
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1685 William Disney was executed for High Treason on 29 June.
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1679 Dorothy Lillingstone was executed for murder on 7 April.
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2004 cJune Lambeth Council posters announce illegality of
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1963 Two piece bronze Reclining Figure No. 3 by sculptor
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1887 Kennington Park maintenance passed over to London's
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Bowl was erected on the site of derelict netball courts.
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St Marks Church, built on a corner of the common in 1824
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1934 Last licence given to Princess of Wales Theatre.
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and comes up to the common next to the Horns tavern.
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who is reputed to have attracted a crowd of 30,000.
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Football –The First Hundred Years: The Untold Story
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