Entrance to Peckham Rye Park
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Entrance to Peckham Rye Park
Image: © Marathon Taken: 21 Sep 2011
In the 19th century what is now Peckham Rye Park was Homestall Farm. The land for Peckham Rye Park was purchased by the London County Council for £51,000 and declared open on 14 May 1894. This is the southern entrance from Peckham Rye, parallel to Colyton Road.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.454341
Longitude
-0.061296