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Location. Acreage. Description.
Riverside Open Spaces:—
incorporating Stable Meadow, 123.37 2 football pitches, 1 cricket
North Cray, open space, Royal pitch, children's play-
Park, children's playground. ground. Part used for
agricultural purposes.
St. Paul's Cray Recreation Ground 6.20 Open space with children's
playground.
Sidcup Place 25.31 Open space with 1 football
pitch, 1 cricket pitch,
1 putting green, 4 tennis
courts, walled garden,
children's playground,cafe
and aviary.
The Oval 1.66 Open space.
Walden Recreation Ground 4.60 Open space with 1 football
pitch.
Waring Park 13.06 Open space with 4 tennis
courts, 2 cricket pitches,
1 putting green, 2 netball
pitches and 1 concrete
practice pitch, children's
playground and 2 hockey
pitches. Aviary.
Willersley Park 5.59 Open space with 4 tennis
courts and children's
playground.
506.42
Open spaces
Although Chislehurst and Sidcup is an Urban District, development
both in the older parts, such as Chislehurst, and those more
recently built, is of very open character and well wooded. This
"garden city" development merges into the extensive woodlands
of Chislehurst and St. Paul's Cray Common, and into the orchards
and farm land of the Metropolitan Green Belt. Some woodland
is protected by the National Trust and private open spaces, mainly
used as sports ground by associations based in London, also occupy
a signficant proportion of the area.
In addition, the Council's allotments serve as a "lung" and
there is provided for the specific enjoyment of residents and others,
more than 500 acres of open space scattered throughout the district.
On this land are football and cricket pitches, facilities for most
organised games, playing spaces for children and others, together
with some of the finest park land and gardens around London.
Games Wardens continue to be employed in three parks in the
season, and form a popular feature. There have not been any
notable works of construction in parks during the year.