timeline

1671 Game Act

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol5/pp745-746

1723 Waltham Forest Black Act

1723: 9 George 1 c.22: The Black Act

Seditious Meetings Act, 10 March 1817

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1817/mar/10/seditious-meetings-bill

Royal Proclamation against Swing riots and trade disturbances, 1830

1836 Inclosure Act 6 & 7 Will IV c115

common fields exempted from enclosure if they lay within 10 miles of London or 3 miles of a town of over 100,000 population

General Inclosure Act 1845

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/118

if the commons were within 4 miles distance of large towns, and 15 miles of London, a proportion of the enclosed land had to be set out for recreation

10 acres above 10,000 population

8 above 5 to 10,000

5 above 2 to 5000

4 under 2000

1847 Town Improvement Act

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/34/contents

consolidated provisions previously in local acts for improvement and simplified procedures for local authorities to acquire land for parks etc, provided the site was no moer than 3 miles from the principal market or the commissioners’ office.

1859 Recreation Grounds Act 20 Vic c27

land not exceeding £1000 could be bequeathed for the purpose of providing public recreation grounds and playgrounds

1860 23 and 24 Vic c30 Public Improvement Act

local authorities could levy rates to a max of 6d in the pound provided 2/3 ratepayers agreed to maintain land for public walks and recreation; half the cost had to be raised by subscription.

Commons Preservation Society formed

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Metropolitan Commons Act 29 and 30 Vic c122

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/29-30/122/contents

all commons within 15 miles of centre of London protected and regulated

Kyrle Society formed

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/43789996.pdf

Commons Act 1876

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/39-40/56/contents

1877 Open Spaces (Metropolis) Act

Committee for Securing Open Spaces formed

Metropolitan Open Spaces Act

enabled grounds to be transferred to local authorities for use as a public garden

debate in parliament – https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1906/jul/30/open-spaces-bill

Metropolitan Public Garden Boulevard and Playground Association formed

http://www.mpga.org.uk/

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Documents/56-records-of-gardening-and-parks-and-open-spaces-in-london-metropolitan-archives.pdf

1884 Disused Burial Grounds Act

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/72/contents

1887 Open Spaces Act

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/50-51/32/contents/enacted