Lordship Recreation Ground
{{Short description|Public park in Tottenham, London}}
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Lordship Recreation Ground is a public park in Tottenham, London Borough of Haringey.{{cite web|url=http://www.haringey.gov.uk/libraries-sport-and-leisure/parks-and-open-spaces/z-parks-and-open-spaces/lordship-recreation-ground|title=Lordship Recreation Ground|author=Haringey Council|access-date=12 April 2016}} It is over {{convert|20|ha}} in size. Access is from Lordship Lane and from opposite Downhills Park in Downhills Park Road. It stretches approximately 750m north-south. The Moselle Brook runs through the park from west to east and the park also includes a small lake.
Development
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The recreation ground opened in 1932, and includes a variety of recreational facilities, including tennis courts and a small theatre. In 1938, the Minister of Transport opened a 'Model Traffic Area', a scaled-down road network where children can use model cars or cycles. The Model Traffic Area was designed to teach children about road traffic in a safe environment.{{cite web|url=http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/model-traffic-area.html|title=Model Traffic Area|author=Diamond Geezer|date=February 2015|access-date=12 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://lordshiprec.org.uk/what-to-see-do/model-traffic-area/|title=Model Traffic Area|author=Friends of Lordship Rec|access-date=12 April 2016}}
In 2009, as a result of a public vote, the recreation ground received a £400,000 grant for major refurbishment.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7923118.stm |title=London parks get £6m for revamp'|work=BBC News |date=4 March 2009 |access-date=12 April 2016}}
Recognition
In 2013 the park received a Green Flag Award, and won a gold prize in the London in Bloom awards.{{cite web|url=http://m.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10693733.Borough_s_parks_among_best_in_London/|title=Lordship Recreation Ground and Albert Road Recreation Ground win gold at London Bloom Awards|date=24 Sep 2013|first=Jaber|last=Mohamed |newspaper=Tottenham and Wood Green Independent|access-date=12 April 2016}} Lordship Recreation Ground is protected in perpetuity as a Fields in Trust Queen Elizabeth II Field.{{cite web|url=https://www.fieldsintrust.org/FieldSite/Lordship-Recreation-Ground|title=Lordship Recreation Ground|author=Fields in Trust|access-date= 18 February 2022}}
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Category:Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Haringey
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