Ruskin Park
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Type | Public park |
Location | Denmark Hill, Lambeth, London SE5, England. |
Coordinates | 51°27′53″N 0°05′37″W / 51.464703°N 0.093729°WCoordinates: 51°27′53″N 0°05′37″W / 51.464703°N 0.093729°W |
Area | 36 acres (15 ha) |
Created | 2 February 1907 |
Status | Open all year |
Ruskin Park is situated on Denmark Hill in Camberwell, Lambeth, London, England. It was opened on 2 February 1907 with an area of 24 acres (9.7 ha) and in 1910 a further 12 acres (4.9 ha) were added on the south side of the park. It is named after John Ruskin (1819–1900), who lived near the park.[1]
During World War I, recruits of the 21st Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) based at nearby Flodden Road in Camberwell, trained in the park.[2]
References
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- ↑ "Ruskin Park". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ Anon, A War Record of the 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1914–1919, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2003, ISBN 1-843426-19-6.
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