Leader's Gardens is a public urban park on the banks of the River Thames in the London Borough of Wandsworth, situated between Putney and Barnes town centres.
Leader's Gardens is a public urban park on the banks of the River Thames in the London Borough of Wandsworth, situated between Putney and Barnes town centres.
The park has an area of 1.267ha, there are entrances from Putney Embankment on the north west, Ashlone road to the south and Festing road to the east. [1] The small river Beverley Brook runs along the west side of the park and into the Thames.
At the north west corner there is an old council buildling, now occupied by the Wandsworth, Chelsea and Fulham Sea Cadets and other youth groups. The park is part of Putney Embankment Conservation Area, which includes some of the oldest buildings in Putney. [2]
The area was laid out in 1890 on land from the estate of English politician John Temple Leader [2] by Putney Parish and Leader Estate surveyor J C Radford, it was opened in 1903. [3]
The gate at the Putney Embankment entrance is the original from 1903 and is made of cast iron, [4] as are the railings surrounding the park, which have ornamental ball finials topped with tall spikes. [2]
The Putney Sculpture Trail by sculpturer Alan Thornhill begins in the park, Exodus is in the centre of the park and was installed in 2008. [5] [6]
The park has mature horse chestnut trees [7] and a bug hotel was added in 2017 [8]
LooLoo's cafe is in the park and has public toilets [9]
The children's playground is for under 7 year olds, [10] new equipment was installed in 2012 [11] with a rubber surface, [12] and there is also skateboard area.
In 2017 a new play garden was laid out with logs and stepping stones. [13]
There are three all weather tennis courts on the south side of the park [14] [15] which can be booked via All Star Tennis. [16]
The park is served by Transport for London buses 22 and 265 which stop on the Lower Richmond road, Putney Bridge tube station (District line) and Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) are both a 15 minute walk from the park. [17] The Santander Cycles Putney Pier docking station is an 8 minute walk from the park. [18]
Putney is a district in southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is centred 4.9 miles (7.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Roehampton is a suburban district in southwest London, in the Putney SW15 postal district, and takes up a far western strip running north to south of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It occupies high land in the south that adjoins its northern part, Richmond Park, Richmond Park Golf Courses, and Putney Heath. At its southern extreme, it forms an east–west strip heritage conservation area and a street built in the 1980s comprising Roehampton Vale. The Vale straddles the A3 which in turn adjoins many sports pitches, Putney Vale, and Wimbledon Common. Altogether, Roehampton takes up a long area between the former village of Barnes to the north, Putney to the east, and the green areas around its southern part, beyond which are Kingston Vale and Raynes Park, uniquely in its borough distant from a railway station. Roehampton's most densely populated area has a long border with the largest of London's Royal Parks, Richmond Park. The area is centred about 6.3 miles south-west of Charing Cross and gained its first church in the 19th century in its narrow central conservation area between the Alton Estate and Dover House Estate.
Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London; it forms part of Inner London and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main settlements are Battersea, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth Town. The borough borders the London Borough of Lambeth to the east, the London Borough of Merton and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to the south, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to the west and to the north three boroughs, namely the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster. The local authority is Wandsworth London Borough Council.
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 460 hectares. Putney Lower Common is set apart from the rest of the Common by a minimum of 1 mile of the built-up western end of Putney.
Putney Lower Common is a open parkland space in the London Borough of Wandsworth between the town centres of Putney and Barnes. It is part of Wimbledon and Putney Commons, lying 1.5 miles from the rest of the common area.
Tooting is a constituency created in 1974 in Greater London. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2016 by Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan, a member of the Labour Party.
Putney Pier is a pier on the River Thames at Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Putney Sculpture Trail encompasses nine sculptures by British sculptor Alan Thornhill which are permanently publicly sited along the south side of the River Thames to either side of Putney Bridge, in the borough of Wandsworth.
Putney School of Art and Design (PSAD) is an art college in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Wandsworth Park is a Grade II listed public urban park on the banks of the River Thames in the London Borough of Wandsworth, situated between Putney and Wandsworth town centres.
Putney Old Burial Ground is a public urban park and former cemetery in the London Borough of Wandsworth near Putney town centre.
Putney Library is a Grade II listed public library in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Putney Wharf Tower is a tall apartment building at Putney Wharf, Putney, London SW15 2JX, on the river Thames, close to Putney Bridge.
Putney Lower Common Cemetery is a cemetery on the edge of the London Borough of Wandsworth between Putney and Barnes town centres.
Great Trees of London was a list created by Trees for Cities after the Great Storm of 1987, when the general public were asked to suggest suitable trees. Forty-one were chosen, with a further 20 added in 2008. Time Out published a book 'The Great Trees of London' listing all 61 trees in 2010.
Kathleen Fleur Anderson is a British politician and development advocate who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has been a Councillor for Bedford Ward, Wandsworth Borough since 2014.
Putney Park Lane is an unmade road and public urban park in the London Borough of Wandsworth between Putney and Roehampton town centres.
Putney Pocket Park is a public pocket park in the London Borough of Wandsworth near to Putney town centre.
Putney Hospital was a public hospital in the London Borough of Wandsworth, west of Putney town centre.
The Quill was a pub in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
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