Ravenscourt Park

Park in/near Ravenscourt Park, existing between 1888 and now

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Ravenscourt Park is a public park and garden located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

The origins of Ravenscourt Park lie in the medieval manor and estate of Palingswick Manor on this site and first recorded in the 12th century.

In the 13th century, the manor house was surrounded by a moat fed by the Stamford Brook, and the lake in the centre of the park is a remnant of that original moat.

The house was rebuilt in 1650 and in 1747 it was sold to Thomas Corbett who named it Ravenscourt, probably derived from the raven in his coat of arms, which was itself a pun on his name since ’corbeau’ is French for raven.

In 1812 the Ravenscourt estate was bought by George Scott, a builder/philanthropist who developed nearby St Peter’s Square. Scott employed landscaper Humphry Repton to lay out the gardens of the estate and encouraged the building of houses along its edges.

Ravenscourt House was demolished after severe damage by incendiary bombs in 1941. The surviving former stable block now houses the park’s café.

In 1887, the Scott family sold the whole estate to a developer. However, the ground leases of the row of detached and semi-detached residences called Ravenscourt Park, extending southwards from No. 23, contained a proviso giving ground-tenants the right to forbid any building on the width of the park opposite their frontages. Two of the tenants, Ebenezer Stanley Burchett and Frank Dethbridge determined to block any development by demanding sums of £1000 each. Other lessees then demanded similar sums. The developer agreed to sell the land for the greatly reduced sum of £58,000 and it was acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1887.

The Board of Works established a public park, laid out by J. J. Sexby in the 32 acres of land surrounding the House, as which was opened on 19 May 1888.


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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Corona Theatre School Corona Theatre School was for a time also known as the Ravenscourt Theatre School.
Polish Social and Cultural Association The Polski Ośrodek Społeczno-Kulturalny (POSK) is the Polish Social and Cultural Association in London.
Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital is one of the oldest maternity hospitals in Europe, dating from 1739, and until 1998 occupied a site in Goldhawk Road.
Ravenscourt Park Ravenscourt Park is a public park and garden located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ravenscourt Park Ravenscourt Park is served by the District line and is located between Hammersmith and Stamford Brook stations.
Stamford Brook Stamford Brook is a station on the District Line.

NEARBY STREETS
Aiten Place, W6 Aiten Place is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)
Albion Gardens, W6 Albion Gardens ran off Dalling Road (Ravenscourt Park)
Albion Mews, W6 Albion Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Aldensley Road, W6 Aldensley Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Argyle Place, W6 Argyle Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Ashchurch Grove, W12 Ashchurch Grove is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Ashchurch Park Villas, W12 Ashchurch Park Villas is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Ashlar Court, W6 Ashlar Court is sited on Ravenscourt Gardens (Ravenscourt Park)
Atwood Road, W6 Atwood Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Banim Street, W6 Banim Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Benbow Road, W6 Benbow Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Binden Road, W12 Binden Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Brackenbury Gardens, W6 Brackenbury Gardens may date from the 1870s (Hammersmith)
Brackenbury Road, W6 Brackenbury Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Brading Terrace, W6 Brading Terrace is a road in the W12 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
Bradmore Park Road, W6 Bradmore Park Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Cardross Street, W6 Cardross Street is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)
Carthew Road, W6 Carthew Road was originally part of Bradford Fords (Hammersmith)
Carthew Villas, W6 Carthew Villas is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)
Charlotte Court, W6 Charlotte Court is located on Invermead Close (Stamford Brook)
Cressy Court, W6 Cressy Court is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
Dalling Road, W6 Dalling Road runs north from King Street (Ravenscourt Park)
Dorville Crescent, W6 Dorville Crescent is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Felgate Mews, W6 Felgate Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Flanchford Road, W6 Flanchford Road is a road in the W6 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Flora Gardens, W6 Flora Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Furber Street, W6 Furber Street is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
Galena Road, W6 Galena Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Glenthorne Mews, W6 Glenthorne Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Goldhawk House, W12 Goldhawk House is sited on Goldhawk Road (Shepherds Bush)
Goldhawk Road, W6 The W6 section of Goldhawk Road runs down to Stamford Brook station (Stamford Brook)
Hamlet Gardens, W6 Hamlet Gardens is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
Inver Court, W6 Inver Court is a block on Invermead Close (Stamford Brook)
Invermead Close, W6 Invermead Close is a road in the W6 postcode area (Stamford Brook)
Kelmscott Gardens, W12 Kelmscott Gardens is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Kings Court, W6 Kings Court is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Lamington Street, W6 Lamington Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Linkenholt Mansions, W6 Linkenholt Mansions is a residential block (Stamford Brook)
Longthorpe Court, W6 Longthorpe Court is located on Invermead Close (Stamford Brook)
Nasmyth Street, W6 Nasmyth Street is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
Paddenswick Road, W6 Paddenswick Road commemorates the medieval manor and estate of Palingswick (or Paddenswick) Manor, located on the site of Ravenscourt Park and first recorded in the 12th century (Ravenscourt Park)
Parkside, W6 Parkside is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Perrers Road, W6 Perrers Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Pleydell Avenue, W6 Pleydell Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Stamford Brook)
Ravenscourt Avenue, W6 Ravenscourt Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Ravenscourt Gardens, W6 Ravenscourt Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Ravenscourt Hospital, W6 Ravenscourt Hospital is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Ravenscourt House, W6 Ravenscourt House is a block on Paddenswick Road (Ravenscourt Park)
Ravenscourt Park, W6 Ravenscourt Park is a street with the same name as its adjacent park and also its railway station (Ravenscourt Park)
Ravenscourt Place, W6 Ravenscourt Place runs behind Ravenscourt Park station (Hammersmith)
Ravenscourt Road, W6 Ravenscourt Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Ravenscourt Square, W6 Ravenscourt Square is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Raynham Road, W6 Raynham Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Redmore Road, W6 Redmore Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Rosedale Terrace, W6 Rosedale Terrace is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
rr, W6 Glemthorne Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Rylett Crescent, W12 Rylett Crescent is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Seven Stars Corner, W12 Seven Stars Corner is a junction at the northern end of Paddenswick Road (Ravenscourt Park)
South Side, W6 South Side is a road in the W6 postcode area (Stamford Brook)
Stamford Brook Arches, W6 Stamford Brook Arches is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Stamford Brook Avenue, W6 Stamford Brook Avenue is a road in the W6 postcode area (Stamford Brook)
Stamford Brook Gardens, W6 Stamford Brook Gardens is a road in the W6 postcode area (Stamford Brook)
Stamford Brook Road, W6 Stamford Brook Road is a street in Hammersmith (Stamford Brook)
Stamford Court, W6 Stamford Court is a building on Stamford Court (Ravenscourt Park)
Studland Street, W6 Studland Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
The Arches, W6 The Arches is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
The Wakefield Centre, W6 The Wakefield Centre is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)
Vaughan Avenue, W6 Vaughan Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Stamford Brook)
Vencourt Place, W6 Vencourt Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)
Vinery Way, W6 Vinery Way is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)
Wellesley Avenue, W6 Wellesley Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Westcroft Square, W6 Westcroft Square is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)
Westside, W6 Westside is a block on the corner of Ravenscourt Gardens (Ravenscourt Park)
Wilson Walk, W4 Wilson Walk is a street in Chiswick (Stamford Brook)
Wingate Road, W6 Wingate Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)


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