Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 23.
OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH
Location | Acreage | |
---|---|---|
MAINTAINED BY BOROUGH COUNCIL | ||
Albert Square Gardens | 0.66 | |
Arbour Square Gardens | 0.66 | |
Beaumont Square Gardens | 1.00 | |
Carlton Square Gardens | 0.75 | |
Christchurch Gardens, Spitalfields | 1.25 | |
Ford Square Gardens | 0.40 | |
Kingward Street Playground | 0.13 | |
Mallon Gardens, Commercial Street | 0.19 | |
Mile End Gardens | 0.50 | |
St. George's Gardens | 0.75 | |
St. James's Gardens, Ratcliffe | 2.00 | |
Swedenborg Square Playground | 0.67 | |
St.George-in-the-East Churchyard | 2.25 | |
Sidney Square Gardens | 0.33 | |
Stepney Green Gardens, including Clock Tower space | 1.50 | |
Trafalgar Square Gardens | 0.60 | |
Tredegar Square Playground | 1.24 | |
Trinity Square Gardens | 1.22 | |
Vallance Road Recreation Ground | 1.19 | |
Wakefield Gardens | 0.06 | |
York Square Gardens | 0.20 | 17.55 |
MAINTAINED BY LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL | ||
Allen Gardens (formerly Buxton Street Open Space) | 1.26 | |
Bethnal Green Gardens Extension | 1.56 | |
Brickfield Gardens (formerly St. Anne's Neighbourhood Open Space) | 2.29 | |
Diggon Street Playground | 0.13 | |
King Edward VII Memorial Park, Shadwell | 8.50 | |
King George's Playing Fields (part) | 14.65 | |
Limehouse Churchyard | 2.00 | |
Stepney Churchyard | 4.00 | |
Wapping Gardens | 3.45 | |
Waterside Gardens | 1.92 | 39.76 |
TOTAL (Acres): | 57.31 |
These Open Spaces represent 3.4% of the area of the Borough, which
is 1,691 acres exclusive of the area covered by the river, docks and
canals.
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