Ruskin Park

Coordinates: 51°27′53″N 0°05′37″W / 51.464703°N 0.093729°W

Ruskin Park
Bandstand
Type	Public park
Location	Denmark Hill, Lambeth, London SE5, England.
Area	36 acres
Created	2 February 1907
Status	Open all year

Ruskin Park is situated on Denmark Hill in Camberwell, Lambeth, London, England. It was opened on 2 February 1907 with an area of 24 acres and in 1910 a further 12 acres were added on the south side of the park. It is named after John Ruskin (1819 – 1900), who lived near to the park.^[1]

During World War I recruits of the 21st Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) based at nearby Flodden Road in Camberwell, trained in the park.^[2]

References

1. "Ruskin Park". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
2. Anon, A War Record of the 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1914–1919, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2003, ISBN 1-843426-19-6.