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Foxcroft Road, LONDON, SE18 3DB

In the very centre of this photograph from high on Shooters Hill is a distant view of Canary Wharf in London Docklands.

This view looks across Eaglesfield Recreation Ground to the houses in Foxcroft Road. Eaglesfield Recreation Ground is situated on the upper slopes of Shooters Hill and provides fine views to the east.

The land now forming Eaglesfield Park has a long history. Excavations carried out in 2007 found the remains of an early Iron Age foundry, indicating that there was early human settlement here. The southern edge of the park was part of an extensive pleasure garden in the 18th century. The name for Eaglesfield is thought to have derived from the coat of arms of John Lidgbird who was High Sheriff of Kent in 1741 and owned the site. His coat of arms displayed two eagles. Land for the modern-day park was purchased by Woolwich Metropolitan Council in 1907 and the park was opened in 1908. An anti-Zeppelin gun was located here during the First World War and a barrage balloon in the Second World War which was used to defend against low-level aircraft attacks. Eaglesfield Park is at the top of Shooters Hill, which is the second highest point in London. There are extensive views across Kent and Essex and towards the Thames Estuary. The Green Chain Walk passes through the park. There is a Friends of Eaglesfield Park - see https://eaglesfieldpark.org/ For a more detailed description see http://londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.php?ID=GRN016

Walkers crossing Eaglesfield Recreation Ground from Foxcroft Road to Eaglesfield Road inevitable pass this children's play area. Twenty or so years ago it used to be a large paddling pool but now it simply accommodates playground equipment. The 1910 water tower that can be seen through the trees pinpoints the junction of Shooter's Hill (the A207) and Cleanthus Road.

The road heads towards Shooters Hill but there is a curious hiatus; its last 40 metres are offset and cannot be accessed from the rest of the road. You can get through on foot, though.

The land now forming Eaglesfield Park has a long history. Excavations carried out in 2007 found the remains of an early Iron Age foundry, indicating that there was early human settlement here. The southern edge of the park was part of an extensive pleasure garden in the 18th century. The name for Eaglesfield is thought to have derived from the coat of arms of John Lidgbird who was High Sheriff of Kent in 1741 and owned the site. His coat of arms displayed two eagles. Land for the modern-day park was purchased by Woolwich Metropolitan Council in 1907 and the park was opened in 1908. An anti-Zeppelin gun was located here during the First World War and a barrage balloon in the Second World War which was used to defend against low-level aircraft attacks. Eaglesfield Park is at the top of Shooters Hill, which is the second highest point in London. There are extensive views across Kent and Essex and towards the Thames Estuary. The Green Chain Walk passes through the park. There is a Friends of Eaglesfield Park - see https://eaglesfieldpark.org/ For a more detailed description see http://londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.php?ID=GRN016

Eaglesfield Recreation Ground on the higher eastern slopes of Shooters Hill provides fine views across the Thames and into Essex and Kent.

Eaglesfield Recreation Ground on the higher eastern slopes of Shooters Hill provides fine views across the Thames and into Essex and Kent.

A terrace of four, at the junction with Foxcroft Road (left).