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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 473 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Woodlands Park, Gravesend |
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Summary
Woodlands Park is a 6 hectare (15 acre) recreation ground opened in 1937 on land purchased by the corporation in 1930. The site features a bowling green, tennis courts, crazy golf course, and children's play areas.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6432 7285 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BOWLING GREEN (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- RECREATION GROUND (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- TENNIS COURT (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Historic Park or Garden 361: Woodlands Park, Gravesend |
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Full description
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This is a useful neighbourhood park for all the family, except dogs and cyclists who are not admitted.
Facilities include amenity grassland, a bowling green, tennis courts, crazy golf and children's playground, all individually enclosed. A rustic cafe opens during the summer. Several fine Prunus subhirtella autumnalis grace the George V memorial gates. Tree planting of less usual deciduous hardwoods around the perimeter includes Fraxinus excelsior jaspidea, the golden ash.Woodlands Park, Wrotham Road, Gravesend, was a public recreation meadow at one time. It was purchased by the Corporation in the mid-1930s and opened with due ceremony for the coronation of George VI in 1937.
Site timeline
1930: Land purchased
Features
bowling green
specimen tree
Several fine Prunus subhirtella autumnalis grace the George V memorial gates.
specimen tree
Tree planting of less usual deciduous hardwoods around the perimeter includes Fraxinus excelsior jaspidea, the golden ash.
gate
George V memorial gate
(1)
Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.
<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996. The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium). |
| <1> | Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org). |
