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Downhills Park Road, LONDON, N17 6NY

From the bottom of the balustrade

Possibly part of the formal area of Downhills Park House

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

A board tell us that this is the site of a former pond which was filled in and subsequently re-instated. However on closer inspection the pond has very little water in it and rather a lot of rubbish and debris. The board tell us that it is an important site for newts and other amphibians - long gone I suspect!

Downhills Park

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

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 the borders at Downhills Park

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.