In 1929, the LCC parks and open spaces committee produced a report on the disparities of open space in the London boroughs.
— Katrina Navickas 🇱🇹🇺🇦 (@katrinanavickas) April 13, 2020
NB viz current debates, the LCC were also looking at golf courses & private playing fields that could be converted to public use. pic.twitter.com/y3JLV7DyK4
IN 1928, they reported, the boroughs with the highest proportion of public open space were Westminster (28%) and Marylebone (24%) because of the royal parks.
— Katrina Navickas 🇱🇹🇺🇦 (@katrinanavickas) April 13, 2020
Then came boroughs with commons: Hackney (19%) and Battersea (19%) and St Pancras (19%)
'at the other end of the scale', the report noted, 'the City of London and 4 metropolitan boroughs (Shoreditch, Islington, Southwark and Finsbury) have less than 2% of their area devoted to public open spaces…'
— Katrina Navickas 🇱🇹🇺🇦 (@katrinanavickas) April 13, 2020