Emslie Horniman's Pleasance
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{{county|Middlesex]} Emslie Horniman's Pleasance is a park in Kensal Town, in Middlesex. It is named after Emslie John Horniman the Member of Parliament for Chelsea (of which Kensal Town was then an exclave) who created it. The park opened in 1914.[1]
The park is the traditional starting point for the Notting Hill Carnival.[2]
The Pleasance contains a notable walled garden in the Arts and Crafts style, designed for Horniman by C.F.A. Voysey and Madeline Agar.[1] Voysey's walls and shelters are Grade II listed buildings.[3][4]
Location and leisure
- Location map: 51°31’31"N, 0°12’33"W
The park is laid out on Bosworth Road, Kensal Town, on the southern side of the Grand Union Canal, near to Notting Hill. The nearest tube station is Westbourne Park.
The park also contains tennis courts, five-a-side football pitches, a hard play area and a children's playground.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jemima Taylor (2006). "The Voysey Garden". London Parks & Gardens Trust. http://www.londongardenstrust.org/features/voysey2006.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ "Emslie Horniman's Pleasance". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/parksandgardens/yourlocalpark/emsliehornimanspleasance.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1080640: Walls and Shelters in Emslie Horniman's Pleasance Gardens (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Emslie Horniman Pleasance Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea". London Parks & Gardens Trust. http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=KAC067. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ↑ "Emslie Horniman Pleasance Gardens". The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/az/az.asp?searchletter=&orgid=572. Retrieved 2010-12-03.