Chinbrook Meadows
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Chinbrook Meadows (sometimes Chinbrook Meadow) is a
The majority of the park is maintained short grass with paved footpaths and lined with tall trees and bisected by the
.The park is around half a mile long north to south, about half as wide east to west and is surrounded by and has entrances on Chinbrook Road and Amblecote Road to the north, Mayeswood Road to the east, a railway line and Portland Road to the south and west, and
Pedestrian gates to the park remain open throughout the night, whilst the car park gates are opened at 08:00 every morning and closed near dusk, with times ranging from 16:30 to 21:00 in the evening depending on the time of year.[4]
History
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The area was previously occupied by Chinbrook Farm, a dairy farm. The park was first formally opened to the public in 1929 and was then a children's play area 8 acres (32,000 m2) in size, on the edge of the recently built Grove Park Estate; London County Council purchased a further 23 acres (93,000 m2) acres and the larger area was opened to the public in June 1937.[5]
A church was built by the Shaftesbury Society as a 'mission hall' on the border of the park in Mayeswood Road in the Grove Park Estate, and dedicated in May 1935. This mission hall was used as a
The southern corner of Chinbrook Meadows became allotments, but many were in disuse in the early 1990s and a government grant paid for trees to be planted on some of the area. After 2000 some allotments have come back in use and some of the orchard re-claimed as allotments.[5]
The Meadows also host the annual Grove Park Carnival & Chinbrook Dog Show .
River Quaggy
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In the 1960s the River Quaggy within Chinbrook Meadows and other parks was channelized into long straight concrete culverts to alleviate flooding and was closed off behind tall hedges and iron fences, this cut the park in two with the larger part to the east of the river. In the early 2000s however the concrete channel with its fences and hedges was demolished and river was remodeled to give a natural, meandering appearance with a small flood plain; this was to encourage wild plants and animals back to the area and to be more pleasant and attractive for the public. There are several wooden foot bridges over the river, that replaced the concrete ones with iron fences. The regeneration was completed on 1 October 2002 and cost a reported £1.1million.[6][7] Since the restoration Chinbrook Meadows has won the Green Flag Award in three years in a row, from 2005-07[8] Shortly After the regeneration was completed the same river was given a similar regeneration further down stream within Sutcliffe Park, a mile and a half to the north.[9][10]
Transport links
There are bus stops by the northern entrance on Chinbrook Road which
External links
- Chinbrook Meadows at Lewisham Council Website Chinbrook Meadows map
- QWAG - Chinbrook Meadows, public parks on the River Quaggy - River Quaggy restoration in Chinbrook Meadows
- Chinbrook Meadows at environment-agency.gov.uk[permanent dead link]
- Chinbrook Meadows at The River Restoration Centre
- Chinbrook Meadows at Green Flag Award
- Transport for London bus map
- Grove Park Carnival & Chinbrook Dog Show
References
- ^ Green Chain description
- ^ "Green Chain map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ "Chinbrook Meadows map". Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ Park opening times Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Lewisham Council website". Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ Regeneration Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Regeneration". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ Green Flag Award Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sutcliffe Park regeneration Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sutcliffe Park regeneration
- ^ Transport for London bus map
- ^ Transport for London 638 bus times and route