Landscape record TQ 54 SE 177 - Grosvenor & Hilbert Recreation Ground

Summary

Tunbridge Wells’ first municipal park, laid out in 1889 as Grosvenor Recreation Ground, was designed by the Scottish landscape gardener Robert Marnock with lakes, grottoes and winding walks. It was extended to its north and east by the addition of Hilbert Recreation Ground in 1931 and 1937. King George’s Playing Field was created within the latter between 1938 and 1948.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5929 4072 (735m by 571m)
Map sheet TQ54SE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Full Description

Barbara Simms, 2009, The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Tunbridge Wells Borough: Grosvenor & Hilberts Recreation Ground (Unpublished document). SKE16329.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Barbara Simms. 2009. The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Tunbridge Wells Borough: Grosvenor & Hilberts Recreation Ground.

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Record last edited

Sep 2 2011 10:27AM