User:Nonabelian/Thames Barrier Park

Coordinates: 51°30′3″N 0°2′3″E / 51.50083°N 0.03417°E / 51.50083; 0.03417
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Thames Barrier Park
Looking across the park's sunken garden towards the Thames Barrier.
Location of Thames Barrier Park in Newham
Location of Thames Barrier Park in Newham
Location in the Royal Docks
TypePublic park
LocationNewham, Greater London, England
Coordinates51°30′3″N 0°2′3″E / 51.50083°N 0.03417°E / 51.50083; 0.03417
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Created2000
Designer
Operated byGreater London Authority
StatusOpen year round

The Thames Barrier Park is a 7-hectare (17.3-acre) park in Silvertown in the London Borough of Newham. It is is named after the Thames Flood Barrier located to the south of the park on on the River Thames. Opened in the year 2000, it was London's largest riverside park to be constructed in over 100 years[1] and the largest London park in 50 years.[2] The park is intended to aid the regeneration of the area by creating an attractive public space alongside residential and commercial developments.

Allain Provost and Alain Cousseran of Groupe Signes with Patel Taylor won the international competition to design the park in 1995.

History[edit]

The site of the Thames Barrier Park was a former dock and factory site that had been in industrial use since the 1860's.[3][4] The site was built the site of a chemical factory, PR Chemicals (Printar Industries).[5][6][7][8] The land was said to be one of the most polluted in the world, taking almost 20 years to decontaminate fully before new soil could be laid.[9]

The gradual closure of the London Docks in the 1960s left many polluted sites derelict. Nevertheless, the inception of the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) in 1981 marked the beginning of redevelopement of the area.[3][10]

Awards[edit]

  • Millennium Marque 2000
  • RIBA Award 2001
  • AIA  Awards 2002
  • Civic Trust Awards 2002
  • RPTI Awards 2002
  • Times Travel Green Spaces Awards 2008
  • Green Flag Award

Referances[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ The Guardian (2000).
  2. ^ GLA.
  3. ^ a b Villella et al. (2006).
  4. ^ London Remembers.
  5. ^ GLA (2022).
  6. ^ Grainger (2013).
  7. ^ Grainger (2015).
  8. ^ Powell (1973).
  9. ^ Bruz-Labrande (2023).
  10. ^ Holden (2001).

Sources[edit]

  • Bruz-Labrande, Manon (2023). "Thames Barrier Park". In Morrison, Kevin A. (ed.). Encyclopedia of London's East End. McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 9781476648378.
  • Grainger, Colin (11 August 2013). "Chemical factory that eventually became the Thames Barrier park". Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.
  • Grainger, Colin (22 October 2015). "Forgotten Stories – the smells of Silvertown". The Royal Docks Management Authority. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.
  • Holden, Robert (12 July 2001). "Park and pride". Architects' Journal. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.
  • Powell, W. R., ed. (1973). "West Ham: Industries". A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 76–89. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Villella, J.; Sellers, G.; Moffat, A. J.; Hutchings, T. R. (2006). "From Contaminated Site to Premier Urban Greenspace: Investigating the Success of Thames Barrier Park, London". In Brebbia, C. A.; Mander, U. (eds.). Brownfield Sites III: Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfield Sites (PDF). Wessex Institute of Technology Press. pp. 153–162. ISBN 9781845640415. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2017.
  • Zappaterra, Yolanda; Guy, Sarah (2021). Free London: Explore the Capital Without Breaking the Bank. Frances Lincoln. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9780711257542.
  • "AT Awards Infrastructure and landscape Winner: Thames Barrier Park by Patel Taylor and Allain Provost". Architecture Today. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023.
  • "The Barrier method". The Guardian. 17 December 2000. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023.
  • "Pavilion of Remembrance - Newham". London Remembers. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023.
  • "Visit your refreshed Thames Barrier Park". Greater London Authority. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.
  • "Thames Barrier Park". Greater London Authority. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023.

External links[edit]


Category:Urban public parks Category:Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Newham Category:Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Newham Category:London docks Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Newham Category:Geography of the London Borough of Newham Category:Redevelopment projects in London

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