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Parkway, LONDON, SW20 9HE

View NW towards Kingston Road and West Wimbledon.

Cannon Hill Common is a remnant of the old Cannon Hill Estate which dates back to the 18th century. It was originally part of the demesne lands of Merton Priory and subsequently passed through several owners. Cannon Hill House appears to have been built shortly after 1762. After several changes of owner it was empty by 1880, by which time the surrounding land was arable farmland. The house was subsequently demolished. In 1924, the estate was bought by George Blay, a speculative builder. He covered most of the area with housing but offered to sell the area that is now Cannon Hill Common to the Merton & Morden Urban District Council in 1925, an offer that was accepted. It opened as a public park in 1927. The site of Cannon Hill House was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1929 and is now a London Wildlife Trust reserve. The stretch of grass here runs parallel to Parkway which lies to the right.

Cannon Hill Common is a remnant of the old Cannon Hill Estate which dates back to the 18th century. It was originally part of the demesne lands of Merton Priory and subsequently passed through several owners. Cannon Hill House appears to have been built shortly after 1762. After several changes of owner it was empty by 1880, by which time the surrounding land was arable farmland. The house was subsequently demolished. In 1924, the estate was bought by George Blay, a speculative builder. He covered most of the area with housing but offered to sell the area that is now Cannon Hill Common to the Merton & Morden Urban District Council in 1925, an offer that was accepted. It opened as a public park in 1927. The site of Cannon Hill House was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1929 and is now a London Wildlife Trust reserve. This path through a woodland belt leads from Heath Drive towards the lake and here has Messines Playing Field on the left and allotments to the right.

Cannon Hill Common is a remnant of the old Cannon Hill Estate which dates back to the 18th century. It was originally part of the demesne lands of Merton Priory and subsequently passed through several owners. Cannon Hill House appears to have been built shortly after 1762. After several changes of owner it was empty by 1880, by which time the surrounding land was arable farmland. The house was subsequently demolished. In 1924, the estate was bought by George Blay, a speculative builder. He covered most of the area with housing but offered to sell the area that is now Cannon Hill Common to the Merton & Morden Urban District Council in 1925, an offer that was accepted. It opened as a public park in 1927. The site of Cannon Hill House was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1929 and is now a London Wildlife Trust reserve.

Looking east from its junction with Grand Drive (B279)

A lovely wide open space. In the distance can be seen houses on Cannon Hill Lane.

Seen from the edge of Cannon Hill Common, which looks pretty parched after weeks of warm, dry weather.

A ghost shadow of a tree crosses filtered sunlight in this patch of woodland at the north corner of the recreation ground, near where it meets the Joseph Hood Recreation Ground.