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Mile End Park is a park located in the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London boroughs, London borough covering much of the traditional East End of London, East End. It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, metropol ...
. It is a linear park of some , and was created on industrial land devastated by
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bombing. Some of the park is within
Limehouse Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames. Its proximity to the river has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains throug ...
and Globe Town/Bethnal Green, with the park lying on land to the east of the
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. In the north, it is separated from the southern edge of
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by the
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. It is open 24 hours a day. A plan existed from the end of the war to create the park, but extensive development did not begin until the end of the millennium. A pedestrian bridge, opened in July 1999, was built over the Mile End Road, which bisects the park, near
Mile End tube station Mile End is a London Underground station in Mile End, London. It is served by the Hammersmith & City, District and Central lines. This station features a cross-platform interchange in both directions, District and Hammersmith & City lines stop ...
. The bridge was designed by
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. Prior to the park's construction, '' 193 Grove Road'' - at the edge of the park - was transformed by sculptor
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into a cast of its interior. This work won her the
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in 1993. In 1381, 60,000 ''Men of Essex'' camped here and met
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at
Mile End Mile End is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London, England, east-northeast of Charing Cross. Situated on the London-to-Colchester road, it was one of the earliest suburbs of London. It became part of the m ...
, on 14 June 1381, during the
Peasants' Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...
. The park now consists of a number of elements (running north–south): ''The Play Arena'' - for children, ''The Ecology Park'' - including a lake, an ecology building, wind turbine and
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, ''The Arts Park'', ''The Green Bridge'', ''The Terraced Garden'', ''The South Park'', ''Adventure Park'', ''Sports Park'' - including the
Mile End stadium Mile End Stadium, also known as the East London Stadium, is a multi-sports stadium in Mile End and situated in the park of the same name, East London, England. The stadium comprises an athletics stadium and a number of floodlit Astroturf footb ...
, ''Kirk's Place'' and ''The Children's Park''. Nearby are an extreme sports centre and an electric
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track. The park has an active Friends group
The Friends of Mile End Park
'' The Ragged School Museum opened in 1990 in three canal side former warehouses in Copperfield Road. It faces the western edge of the park south of Mile End Road. The buildings previously housed Dr Barnado's Copperfield Road Ragged School. The park has been awarded the ''London First Award'', the Green bridge the ''
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Award of Merit'', a commendation at the ''
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'' and a special commendation from the ''Prime Minister's Award''.


Mile End Stadium

Mile End Stadium Mile End Stadium, also known as the East London Stadium, is a multi-sports stadium in Mile End and situated in the park of the same name, East London, England. The stadium comprises an athletics stadium and a number of floodlit Astroturf footb ...
, situated at the south end of the park, underwent refurbishment which was completed in 2005. A new sport and fitness centre, the Mile End Park Leisure Centre was built adjacent to the Stadium and opened in 2006. It houses a four- court sports hall, two swimming pools (including one competition standard pool), state-of-the-art fitness studios, and a health suite and sauna. The Mile End Climbing Wall is also located in Mile End Park.


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