Norwood Park (7)
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Norwood Park (7)
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: Unknown
The high ground in this area affords excellent views. The tower on the left is that of St Luke, West Norwood (1822, by Francis Bedford). The Post Office Tower can be seen on the right (1964, Ministry of Public Building and Works). A council sign has the following details of the park: "The name of the park is a reminder that this high ground was once completely cloaked with trees and was part of the ‘Great North Wood’ which covered over 1,400 acres of the old county of Surrey. Over time the North Wood was gradually lost to housing, fields and roads, and by the end of the C18th it had gone completely in Lambeth. Norwood Park was officially opened to the public in 1911, and contains a splendid mix of trees, a wildlife area, playground, games court and padding pool.”
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Image Location
Latitude
51.424705
Longitude
-0.096642