Seditious Meetings Act, 10 March 1817 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1817/mar/10/seditious-meetings-bill 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 https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/2fd7ff41-f2e7-394d-bf11-74d2a5e53a73 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 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
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