The story of the post-war creation of Burgess Park, told by some of the prime instigators - Joyce Bellamy, OBE, former head of parks for GLC, Dave Sadler, former park manager, Robert Hadfield, formerly with Groundwork Southwark, revealing first-hand, the development of the park from its WWII bomb site beginnings through the multi-million pound 2010 make-over to the present day.

More details of the event can be found here.

The story of the post-war creation of Burgess Park, told by some of the prime instigators - Joyce Bellamy, OBE, former head of parks for GLC, Dave Sadler, former park manager, Robert Hadfield, formerly with Groundwork Southwark, revealing first-hand, the development of the park from its WWII bomb site beginnings through the multi-million pound 2010 make-over to the present day. More details of the event can be found here.

The story of the post-war creation of Burgess Park, told by some of the prime instigators - Joyce Bellamy, OBE, former head of parks for GLC, Dave Sadler, former park manager, Robert Hadfield, formerly with Groundwork Southwark, revealing first-hand, the development of the park from its WWII bomb site beginnings through the multi-million pound 2010 make-over to the present day.

More details of the event can be found&nbsp;here.

The Making of a Modern Park

Oral histories recorded and curated by local volunteers. The Bridge to Nowhere project aims to share the story of Burgess Park in Southwark - its unusual creation out of the urban landscape in the 1950s and its continuing development today.

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The Making of a Modern Park

The Making of a Modern Park