Wormholt Park

51°30′37″N 0°14′15″W / 51.5102°N 0.237624°W / 51.5102; -0.237624

Wormholt Park is a public park in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

History

Origins

The park dates from the early 1900s when the Ecclesiastical Commissioners decided to sell parts of the Wormholt and Old Oak Farms for development.[1] On 9 December 1909, the land was conveyed to The Council for the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.[2] The park was opened on 27 June 1911 by Councillor Norman William Shairp, Mayor of Hammersmith.[3]

In August 1923, Bloemfontein Lido opened next to the park. Originally an outdoor pool, it was converted to an indoor centre in 1990, demolished in 2003 and later converted into flats.[4]

A bandstand was built in 1931 and a bowling green in 1936.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ History of Wormholt Park Retrieved July 2015
  2. ^ Libraries, LBHF (2015-01-06). "Wormholt Park: the first hundred years". H&F Libraries and Archives. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "Wormholt Park | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham". www.lbhf.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  4. ^ "Bloemfontein Open Air Swimming Baths". H&F Libraries and Archives. LBHF Libraries. 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Wormholt Park – The First Hundred Years – Independent Rs". www.indyrs.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  • Friends of Wormholt Park Retrieved July 2015
  • Wormholt Park at the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Retrieved July 2015