Southwark Park

Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London, and is managed by the London Borough of Southwark. It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks. It was designed by Alexander McKenzie and covers 63 acres (250,000 m2). It takes its name from being in what was the old Parliamentary constituency of Southwark at the time of its opening - wikipedia

It received £2.5 million from the National Lottery's Heritage Lottery Fund in 1998 which enabled large parts of the park to be refurbished. The park is protected by Fields in Trust through a legal "Deed of Dedication" safeguarding the future of the space as public recreation land for future generations to enjoy.

CGP London runs a gallery and café in the park.

The Southwark Park Act was passed in 28th April 1864 that enabled the formation of the park.

It was designed by Alexander McKenzie and George Vulliamy (then the superintending architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works)