Downhills Park

Coordinates: 51°35′22″N 0°05′28″W / 51.58944°N 0.09111°W / 51.58944; -0.09111

Downhills Park

Downhills Park is a park in the West Green area of Haringey.

The park covers 12 hectares (30 acres); it includes an open recreation space and a managed garden area that includes a rose garden, tennis courts and basketball courts. It received the Green Flag Award[1] in 2006.

Since July 2015 it serves as home of the Finsbury Park Rugby Football Club (http://www.finsburyparkrfc.co.uk/), Eire Og GAA (http://eireoglondon.com/) and the Holloway Ladies Gaelic Football Team.

History

Downhills was the name of a big house built before 1728 that stood on the land. This land was bought in 1881 by British Land, but building development did not start till 1899. In response to a campaign by local residents, Tottenham Urban District Council bought the land, grounds and adjoining fields in 1901. The council preserved many features of the house grounds and also built several new amenities.

After 1939 many amenities were demolished or destroyed. Haringey Council built new children's play facilities in the 1980s.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Haringey Council. "Downhills Park". Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Friends of Downhills Park. "History of Downhills Park". Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ Summerhill Road. "Downhills Park - Tottenham". Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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