Bramcote Grove Playground, Rotherhithe, London SE16
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Bramcote Grove Playground, Rotherhithe, London SE16
Image: © Chris Lordan Taken: 23 Sep 2009
At the junction with Barkworth and Verney Roads - when the area was revamped it was planned to build dwellings on the playground until it was discovered that the ground was donated by a wealthy benefactor for locals to use "in perpetuity" as a park (in 1914 dwellings were on the site). Believe the benefactor was from Chislehurst in Kent as people from that area donated large amounts of cash for this particular part of Rotherhithe in the late 1800s.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.486091
Longitude
-0.056205