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Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation (mostly hunting of the royal Bushy Park is the second largest of the Royal Parks of London. Green Park (officially The Green Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. Greenwich Park is a former Hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner See also Kensington Gardens South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Richmond Park is a 955 hectare (2360 acre urban park near central London UK For the football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, see St James' Park; for the football stadium in Exeter, see St James Park The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation (mostly hunting of the royal London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It is in the northern part of central London partly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. The London Borough of Camden ( is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London.
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Description
The park has an outer ring road called the Outer Circle (4. 3 km) and an inner ring road called the Inner Circle, which contains the most carefully tended section of the park, Queen Mary's Gardens. For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks Apart from two link roads between these two, the park is reserved for pedestrians. The south, east and most of the west sides of the park are lined with elegant white stucco terraces of houses designed by John Nash. Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water John Nash ( 18 January 1752 – 13 May 1835) was an English Architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency Running through the northern end of the park is Regent's Canal which connects the Grand Union Canal to the former London Docks. The Regent's Canal is a Canal across an area just to the north of central London, England. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. The London Docks were one of several sets of docks in the historic Port of London.
The 487 acre (2 km²) park is mainly open parkland which supports a wide range of facilities and amenities including gardens, a lake with a heronry, waterfowl and a boating area, sports pitches, and children's playgrounds. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the See also UK Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust USA Ducks Unlimited The north-east end of the park contains London Zoo. ZSL London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific Zoo. It was opened in London on April 27 1828, and was originally intended to be used There are several public gardens with flowers and specimen plants, including Queen Mary's Gardens in the Inner Circle, in which the Open Air Theatre is located; the formal Italian Gardens and adjacent informal English Gardens in the south east corner of the park; and the gardens of St John's Lodge. The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park in the City of Westminster, London, is a permanent venue with a three to four month summer season Winfield House, the official residence of the U. Winfield House is a mansion set in 12 acres (49000 m² of grounds in Regent's Park, London, the largest private garden in or close to Central London after S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, stands in private grounds in western section of the park. Nearby is the domed London Central Mosque, better known as Regent's Park mosque, which is a highly visible landmark from parts of the park. The London Central Mosque (also known as the Islamic Cultural Centre ICC or Regent's Park Mosque is located near Marylebone station, the Baker Street
Located on the outside of the southern portion of the Inner Circle is Regent's College, a consortium of institutes of higher education and home of London Business School (LBS), as well as the European Business School London, British American College London (BACL) and Webster Graduate School among others. Regent's College is located in Regent's Park, London, England. London Business School is a leading international Business school and a constituent college of the University of London. European Business School London (EBS London is located in Regent's Park in central London, England. Regents American College London is located in Regent's Park in central London, England. The Webster Graduate School runs an American MBA program in London offered since 1986.
Immediately to the north of Regent's Park is Primrose Hill a park with fine views of Westminster and the City. Primrose Hill is a hill of located on the north side of Regent's Park in North London, England, and also the name for the surrounding district Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Primrose Hill is a Royal Park and belongs to the Sovereign along with all the other Royal Parks of the Crown Estate.
The supposition that Primrose Hill is owned and maintained by the Corporation of London is an error that has been the subject of successful Crown litigation in both in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Management
The public areas of Regent's Park are managed by The Royal Parks, a government agency. The Royal Parks is an organisation within the UK Government that manages the eight Royal Parks and certain other areas of garden and parkland in London. The Crown Estate Paving Commission is responsible for managing certain aspects of the built environment of Regent's Park. The Crown Estate Paving Commission (or CEPC) is the body responsible for managing certain aspects of the built environment of Regent's Park, London. The park lies within the boundaries of the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden, but those authorities have only peripheral input to the management of the park. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. The London Borough of Camden ( is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London.
The Crown Estate owns the freehold of Regent's Park. In the United Kingdom, the Crown Estate is a Property portfolio associated with the monarchy.
History
The land, which was formerly known as Marylebone Park, had been Crown property for many centuries, and had been leased to the Dukes of Portland as a hunting ground. For the whaler see Duke of Portland (whaler Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. When the lease expired in 1811 the Prince Regent (later King George IV) commissioned architect John Nash to create a masterplan for the area. For the station on the Docklands Light Railway, see Prince Regent DLR station. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction John Nash ( 18 January 1752 – 13 May 1835) was an English Architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency Nash originally envisaged a palace for the Prince and a number of grand detached villas for his friends, but when this was put into action from 1818 onwards, the palace and most of the villas were dropped. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common However, most of the proposed terraces of houses around the fringes of the park were built. Nash did not complete all the detailed designs himself; in some instances, completion was left in the hands of other architects such as the young Decimus Burton. Decimus Burton ( 30 September 1800 - 14 December 1881) was a prolific English Architect and garden designer particularly The Regent Park scheme was integrated with other schemes built for the Prince Regent by Nash, including Regent Street and Carlton House Terrace in a grand sweep of town planning stretching from St James's Park to Parliament Hill. Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London 's West End. Carlton House Terrace refers to a street in the St James's district of London, England, and in particular to two terraces of white Stucco -faced For the football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, see St James' Park; for the football stadium in Exeter, see St James Park The park was first opened to the general public in 1845, initially for two days a week.
Queen Mary's Gardens in the Inner Circle were created in the 1930s, bringing that part of the park into use by the general public for the first time. The site had originally been used as a plant nursery and had later been leased to the Royal Botanic Society. The Royal Botanic Society was a Learned society founded in 1839 In 1982 an IRA terrorist attack took place in the park; a bomb was detonated at the bandstand, killing seven soldiers (see Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings). The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The Hyde Park and Regents Park Bombings occurred on 20 July, 1982. The sports pitches, which had been relaid with inadequate drainage after the Second World War, were relaid between 2002 and 2004, and in 2005 a new sports pavilion was constructed.
On 7 July 2006 the Park held an event for people to remember the events of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during Members of the public placed mosaic tiles on to seven purple petals. Later bereaved family members laid yellow tiles in the centre to finish the mosiac.
Sport
A large variety of sports are played in the park including Tennis, Netball, Athletics, Cricket, Softball, Rounders, football, Hockey, Australian Rules Football, Rugby and Ultimate Frisbee. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Rounders ( Irish: cluiche corr) is a Sport played between two teams each alternating between batting and fielding Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact Team sport played with a 175 gram Flying In addition, there are three playgrounds for children each with an attendant, and there is boating on the main lake.
These sports take place in an area called The Northern Parkland, and are centred around The Hub. This pavilion and underground changing rooms was designed by David Morley Architects and Price and Myers engineers and opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II It won the IStructE Award for Community or Residential Structures in 2006. The Institution of Structural Engineers ' Structural Awards have been awarded for the Structural design of buildings and infrastructure since 1968
The Park was scheduled to play a significant role in the 2012 Summer Olympics, hosting the baseball and softball, but those sports have been dropped from Olympic program with effect from 2012. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However the cycling road race will still cut through Regent's Park. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles [1] The Park also plays host to London Camanachd who have regular shinty scrimmages there. London Camanachd is the only Shinty club in England. They do not play league matches but do compete at present in the Bullough Cup. Shinty (derived from the Scottish Gaelic sinteag although it is referred to as camanachd or iomain in modern Gaelic is a Team sport
The villas
Nine villas were built in the park. There follows a list of their names as shown on Christopher and John Greenwood's map of London (second edition, 1830) [2], with details of their subsequent fates:
Close to the western and northern edges of the park
- Marquess of Hertford's Villa: later known as St Dunstans; rebuilt as Winfield House in the 1930s and now the American Ambassador's residence. Winfield House is a mansion set in 12 acres (49000 m² of grounds in Regent's Park, London, the largest private garden in or close to Central London after
- Grove House: still a private residence but previously owned by Robert Holmes à Court, the Australian businessman. His estate sold the property after he died from a heart attack in the early 1990's. Grove House is said to have one of the largest gardens in central London after Buckingham Palace. The garden runs along the edge of Regent's Canal.
- Hanover Lodge: as of 2005 under restoration for renewed use as a private residence. Recently (2007) the subject of a Court Case (won by Westminster City Council against the architect, Quinlan Terry, and contractor, Walter Lilly & Co) that ruled that two Grade II listed buildings had been illegally demolished while the property was leased to Conservative peer, Lord Bagri. Quinlan Terry (born 24 July 1937 in Hampstead) is an English Architect. Raj Kumar Bagri Baron Bagri, CBE (b 24 August 1930) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. It has been falsely reported that the neo-classical roadside lodges no longer stand, when actually the roadside elevations are intact and are being restored with the remaining structures by Quinlan Terry
- Albany Cottage: demolished. Quinlan Terry (born 24 July 1937 in Hampstead) is an English Architect. Site now occupied by London Central Mosque. The London Central Mosque (also known as the Islamic Cultural Centre ICC or Regent's Park Mosque is located near Marylebone station, the Baker Street
- Holford House (not shown on Greenwood's map; but see Stanford's map of 1862 [3]): built in 1832 north of Hertford House, and the largest of the villas at that time. From 1856 it was occupied by Regent's Park College (which subsequently moved to Oxford in 1927). Alternate uses Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park College is a Permanent Private Hall in the University of Oxford. In 1944 Holford House was destroyed to a great extent when a bomb was dropped on it during World War II, and it was demolished in 1948. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Around the Inner Circle
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St. John's Lodge: still a private residence, but part of its garden is now a public garden. This is an arrangement with the Lodge's owners who have allowed the main portion of their garden to be enjoyed by the public.
St. John's Lodge - The Holme: once owned by Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, the sister of the surrealist art collector Edward James, and still a private residence. Edward William Frank James (1907&ndash1984 was a British Poet known for his Patronage of the surrealist art movement The garden is open several days a year via the National Gardens Scheme. The National Gardens Scheme was founded in 1927 in England with the aim of "opening gardens of quality character and interest to the public for charity" [4]
- South Villa: Site of George Bishop's Observatory[5] (IAU code 969), erected in 1836 near the house and equipped with a 7-inch Dolland refractor. Hind, Vogel, Marth, Talmage, Pogson, and Dawes observed there. Life and work John Russell Hind was born in 1823 in Nottingham. Eduard Vogel ( March 7, 1829 - February 1856 was a German explorer in Central Africa. Honours The following celestial features are named after him Asteroid 1830 Pogson. William Rutter Dawes ( 19 March 1799 – 15 February 1868) was an English Astronomer. The observatory closed when Bishop died in 1861, and the instruments and dome were moved to Meadowbank, Twickenham in 1863. Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London. Twickenham Observatory closed in 1877 and the instruments were given to the Royal Observatory of Naples (Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte). The Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte ( Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte is an astronomical Observatory owned and operated by Italy The South Villa is now replaced by Regent's College, now one of the two largest groups of buildings in the park alongside London Zoo. ZSL London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific Zoo. It was opened in London on April 27 1828, and was originally intended to be used
Close to the eastern edge of the park
- Sir H. Taylor's Villa: demolished; site now part of the open parkland.
A residential history of St. John's Lodge, The Holme and Hanover Lodge is to be published by the owners in 2007 along with some aspects of the litigation history surrounding these properties, including the IRA bombing of the nearby bandstand on Holme Green.
Between 1988 and 2004 six new villas were built by the Crown Estate at the north western edge of the park, between the Outer Circle and the Regent's Canal. In the United Kingdom, the Crown Estate is a Property portfolio associated with the monarchy. They were designed by Quinlan Terry in a variety of traditional styles and named accordingly: the Corinthian, Gothick, Ionic, Regency, Tuscan and Veneto villas. Quinlan Terry (born 24 July 1937 in Hampstead) is an English Architect. [6]
More attractions
Park Crescent's breathtaking facades by John Nash have been preserved, although the interiors were rebuilt as offices in the 1960s.
Transport
Nearest Tube
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Nearest Railway
Other Regent's Parks
Regent's Park Estate is the name of a housing estate immediately to the east of Regent's Park. Regent's Park tube station is a London Underground station by Regent's Park. Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. Great Portland Street is a street in the West End of London. Linking Oxford Street with Albany Street and the busy A501 Camden Road railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in North London. Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England. Regent's Park Estate is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden. It contains council housing owned by the London Borough of Camden. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom.
There are also Regent's Parks in a number of other cities. Regent's Park College is a Permanent Private Hall at the University of Oxford (it had been located in Holford House in Regent's Park from 1856 to 1927). Alternate uses Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park College is a Permanent Private Hall in the University of Oxford. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Regent Park is also the name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, known as the first major social housing project in Canada. Alternate uses Regent's Park (disambiguation This article is about the neighbourhood in Toronto Ontario Canada Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
References
- Weinreb, B. and Hibbert, C. (ed) (1995) The London Encyclopedia Macmillan ISBN 0 333 57688 8
External links
- The Regent's Park, official website
- Regent's Park in Literature and Music, a bibliography
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