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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1726 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Park Road Recreation Ground, Swanscombe |
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Summary
Park road Recreation ground is visible on the Historic mapos of the area from the early 20th century and is still present today. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Grid Reference: | TQ 6034 7412 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Park road Recreation ground is visible on the Historic mapos of the area from the early 20th century and is still present today. The park contained a football ground and a pavillion on the 3rd edition OS (1) and by the fourth edition it also included a boating pond, bowling greens, tennis court and band stand (2). Many of these features have now been removed but the recreation ground still remains.
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. |
<2>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. [Mapped feature: #108060 park, ] |
Related records
TQ 67 SW 575 | Parent of: Park Road Boating Pond, Swanscombe (Monument) |
TQ 67 SW 576 | Parent of: Park Road recreation ground Second World War trench air raid shelters, Swanscombe. (Monument) |