Kennington Park Flower Garden
Kennington Park Estate residents enjoy living beside the historic Kennington Park. First mentioned in 1600, it was originally Kennington Common. Some of the first cricket matches by the London Cricket Club were played there in 1724. In April, 1848 the Chartists held their Great Rally calling for political reform. Shortly afterwards the land was enclosed and in 1854 it was turned into a public park, the first in south London. You can read more at Friends of Kennington Park’s website. The enclosed Park may not be large enough to hold the quarter of a million people who attended the Great Rally, but it is still the largest park in North Lambeth, and it still plays host to numerous political demonstrations as well as a range of other activities. The ‘Old English’ Flower Garden has been one of the Park’s highlights since it was first created in 1931, but it…