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Lordship Recreation Ground was first opened as a public park in 1932 on about 100 acres of the former Broadwater Farm which had been acquired by Tottenham Urban District Council. In the intervening years it has reduced in size as the edges have been taken for development, especially for the Broadwater Farm estate built in the early 1970s. The River Moselle runs through the centre of the park from west to east. The river was diverted to the north of its old course as part of substantial investment in Lordship Recreation Ground. More about Lordship Recreation Ground and what the investment over the last ten years has achieved can be seen at http://www.haringey.gov.uk/community-and-leisure/parks-and-open-spaces/z-parks-and-open-spaces/lordship-recreation-ground This view is near the southern part of the park which is higher than the rest and provides quite wide views, in this case towards Alexandra Palace on the horizon towards the left of the picture.

The estate was built between 1967 and 1973 in a style designed by Le Corbusier where no dwellings were at ground level because of the high water table of the Moselle River which is culverted under the estate. The warren of first floor concrete walkways offered opportunities for crime and anti-social behaviour and the consequent bad reputation of the estate long before the riot of 6 October 1985 which resulted in the murder of PC Keith Blakelock. Further information on the history of the estate can be found on Haringey Council's website here http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/community_and_leisure/neighbourhoods/broadwaterfarm/historyofbroadwaterfarm.htm This is the Gloucester Road entrance to the estate. The mural on the end wall depicts a waterfall. I don't know if this is an image of an actual place or an idealized depiction of an idyllic rural scene. See Image for another photo of the estate in an adjacent grid square.

Lordship Recreation Ground was first opened as a public park in 1932 on about 100 acres of the former Broadwater Farm which had been acquired by Tottenham Urban District Council. In the intervening years it has reduced in size as the edges have been taken for development, especially for the Broadwater Farm estate built in the early 1970s. The River Moselle runs through the centre of the park from west to east. The river was diverted to the north of its old course as part of substantial investment in Lordship Recreation Ground. More about Lordship Recreation Ground and what the investment over the last ten years has achieved can be seen at http://www.haringey.gov.uk/community-and-leisure/parks-and-open-spaces/z-parks-and-open-spaces/lordship-recreation-ground This view is near the southern part of the park which is higher than the rest and provides quite wide views.

Reminiscent of a Constable study of the Essex or Suffolk countryside this is in fact in the heart of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey. The tower blocks of the Broadwater Farm estate are just out of sight to the left of the picture. It was in covid 19 lockdown so no planes in the sky and few people out.

Possibly part of the formal area of Downhills Park House

From the bottom of the balustrade

I had quiche and coffee at this little cafe which supports people with learning disabilities. It is run by volunteers and offers ethically and seasonally sources food - and very nice it was

The two distant tower blocks are on the Broadwater Farm Estate and The Moselle river flows parallel to the path and beyond the trees to the right.

This looks like part of a formal walkway of the original house