Group    From /11/1936  To 1/12/1965

King George's Fields Foundation

After the death of King George V the Lord Mayor of London set up a committee to decide on a suitable national memorial. It was decided to erect just one statue and create a number of playing fields, for which the King George's Fields Foundation was set up. Each field to "be styled 'King George's Field' and to be distinguished by heraldic panels or other appropriate tablet medallion or inscription commemorative of His Late Majesty and of a design approved by the Administrative Council." The foundation was dissolved in 1965 by which time there were 471 Fields all over the country. The National Playing Fields Association took over responsibility for them.

2015: IanVisits has a post with lots of photos of the newly refurbished E1 garden which is apparently the smallest King George's Field. There you will also find a useful list of the 22 KGF's in London, of which we have found and published 9. Many of the others are in the outer London areas.

See also Fields in Trust.

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King George's Fields Foundation

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King George's Field - E1

King George's Field

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King George's Field - E3 - Mile End Road

The entrance to the Field is an important part of the memorial aspects of eac...

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King George's Field - E3 - Solebay Street

{On the plaque to the left:} George V, AD 1910 - 1936

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King George's Field - E3 - Tredegar Square - right

The numbers at the right hand edge of the plaque seem to be graffiti.

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Sir C. Wentworth Dilke (Snr)

Sir C. Wentworth Dilke (Snr)

Art patron. Horticultural editor. Born London. 1st baronet. Known as Wentworth to distinguish him from his father of the same name. Pity this care in naming did not extend to the next generation. A...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Russia

1 memorial
Octavia Hill

Octavia Hill

Housing reformer and co-founder of The National Trust.  Born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, her father's eighth daughter (yes, really).  She believed that social housing should be small houses (rather...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, History, Property, Social Welfare

9 memorials
Nelson Recreation Ground

Nelson Recreation Ground

From London Gardens Online: The land here was open fields until the C18th when it was purchased by the Trustees of Guy's Hospital for use as a burial ground for deceased patients. It continued as a...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground

Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground

From their website: "The Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground are a group of local people dedicated to organising events and activities to encourage local people to use the park.  In addition to s...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, History

1 memorial
Sayes Court

Sayes Court

Leased by John Evelyn from Charles II in 1663 and trashed by Peter the Great in 1698.  The picture source gives a full history of the house which was badly damaged in WW2 and demolished in 1947.  T...

Building, Gardens / Agriculture, Property

1 memorial

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F N Hospital - renaming

F N Hospital - renaming

NW8, Lisson Grove, 11 - 19, Capio Nightingale Hospital

Dirty and uncared for, but we prefer the Duchess plaque - just the way they have written the "Qu" of "Queen" endears it to us. The modern...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Chelsea Temperance Society - Anscombe

Chelsea Temperance Society - Anscombe

SW3, Pond Place, 23

There are two stone plaques either side of the entrance, low on the wall, and two, rather classier, plaques in the entrance lobby. Readi...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Francis Joseph Wingfield

Francis Joseph Wingfield

Auxiliary Fire Serviceman killed in the air raid on Ricardo Street School.

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
2 memorials
Deptford Trinity Almshouses

Deptford Trinity Almshouses

SE8, Stowage, 14, Creekside Foyer

Strond is an old spelling of 'strand' meaning a beach.

2 subjects commemorated