Introduction
The three 17-storey towers were demolished in 1999/2000, and the park was re-landscaped in 2000 as Stepney Green Park. Stepney Clocktower is in a triangular garden adjacent to the park, and was moved here in 1934.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
Opening is unrestricted, Clocktower Garden locked.
Directions
London Overground/Tube (District, Hammersmith & City): Whitechapel. DLR: Limehouse.
Owners
LB Tower Hamlets
- History
It was the site of various historic events over the centuries, including the Peasants Revolt in 1381. In the 19th century streets of terraced houses were built over much of the area, but were largely demolished following bomb damage in World War 2 and the LCC Stifford Estate was built in 1958-64 overlooking a new public park, Stepney Green.
The Stepney Green Park is part of the Fields in Trust historic protection programme and have been protected since November 1965 under the King George V Fields protection type.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
4.63
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust