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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 474 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Wombwell Park, Gravesend |
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Summary
Wombwell Park is a recreation ground created from land which was part of a larger estate. The site includes a bowling green, cricket pitch, tennis courts, mature trees and a formal rose garden.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6255 7276 |
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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)
- CRICKET PITCH (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- RECREATION GROUND (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- ROSE GARDEN (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- TENNIS COURT (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Historic Park or Garden 359: Wombwell Park, Gravesend |
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Full description
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This is a valuable open space surrounded by residential housing and provides for football, cricket, tennis and a children's play area. The Northfleet Bowling Club occupies a central area. There are some mature trees, decorative planting by the original entrance gates and a formal rose garden around the car park. The bandstand was removed after storm damage in 1987.
Northfleet UDC secured part of Wombwell Hall estate in 1929 to develop Wombwell Park Recreation Ground.
Site timeline
1987: The bandstand was removed after storm damage in 1987.
Features
bowling green
(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Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document).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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996.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). |
