Selsdon Recreation Ground ⁸⁰⁴⁶

Brief Description

The site, originally called Farleigh Road Recreation Ground, is surrounded by houses that were built after the recreation ground was laid out.

History

Before World War 1 Selsdon was an isolated hamlet with one large house, 2 farms and some 20 cottages. Development took place from the 1920s and the Selsdon Residents' Association, formed in January 1926, played an active part in ensuring that the needs of the new population were addressed. The site of Selsdon Recreation Ground was formerly that of an old field, which was purchased for the recreation ground in 1927 by Coulsdon & Purley UDC.

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