NHER 26416 (Designed Landscape record) - Heigham Park

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This land was formerly the Heigham Playing Fields before becoming the first purpose built park in Norwich in 1921-4. The former central fountain and pool are now gone and the former circular rose garden is now a children's play area. A bowling green exists to the west with tennis courts to the northwest and southwest. There are some slight indications of World War Two military activity visible on 1940s aerial photographs but this is uncertain.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Historic Garden Grade II.
Formerly the Heigham Playing Fields this became the first purpose built park in Norwich 1921-4 by Captain A. Sandy Winch. It predates the housing around. Former central fountain and pool now gone; former circular rose garden now childrens play area. Central walk with iron screen. Bowling green to west, tennis courts to north-west. South-west
corner with further bowling greens and pergolas.
Information taken from English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 11 April 1994.

Press cuttings (S2) and (S3) in file.
T. Sunley (NLA) 30 October 2007.

June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
There are some slight traces of World War Two military and/or civil defence activity and structures visible on wartime aerial photographs (S7)-(S9) of Heigham Park (NHER 26416, which is centred at TG 2128 0810). However, it is difficult to be certain as to what precisely is visible and what its origin might have been, and as a consequence it has not been mapped by the NMP.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 15 June 2010.

  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. The captain who gave city park its character. 20 August.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England..
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2006. Super parks at heart of the community. 31 August.
  • <S3> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994-1999. [Articles on the plans and restoration of 5 parks in Norwich].
  • <S7> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/447 2111-2 30-APR-1942 (NMR).
  • <S8> Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC258 5009-10 28-MAR-1944 (NMR).
  • <S9> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6016-8, 6077-8 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).

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Aug 8 2017 9:15AM

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