Tottenham, Lordship Recreation Ground - geograph

Lordship Recreation Ground is a public park in

Tottenham Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ...

London Borough of Haringey The London Borough of Haringey (pronounced , same as Harringay) is a London borough in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation o ...

. It is over in size. Access is from Lordship Lane and from opposite Downhills Park in Downhills Park Road. It stretches approximately 750m north-south. The

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runs through the park from west to east and the park also includes a small lake.

Development

The recreation ground opened in 1932, and includes a variety of recreational facilities, including tennis courts and a small theatre. In 1938, the

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opened a 'Model Traffic Area', a scaled-down road network where children can use model cars or cycles. The Model Traffic Area was designed to teach children about road traffic in a safe environment. In 2009, as a result of a public vote, the recreation ground received a £400,000 grant for major refurbishment.

Recognition

In 2013 the park received a

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, and won a gold prize in the

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awards. Lordship Recreation Ground is protected in perpetuity as a

Fields in Trust Fields in Trust, is a British charity set up in 1925 as the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA), by Brigadier-General Reginald Kentish and the Duke of York, later King George VI, who was the first president, which protects parks and green s ...

Queen Elizabeth II Field.

References

Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Haringey Tottenham {{London-geo-stub