Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Gunpowder Park
Heard of this? I hadn't.
Gunpowder Park is 90 hectares of new country park for the benefit of people, wildlife and the arts. Since its opening in 2004, it has become a beacon for the arts and environment sectors, with a unique programme attracting international artists across disciplines and forging new partnerships with public and private sectors. It functions as a physical and virtual focal point for exploration, innovation, communication and collaboration.
After 100 years as a closed site, the park land has been transformed from its former use as a Royal Munitions testing facility, through a multi million pound investment by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA). Drawing on this history of experimentation Landscape+Arts Network Services (LANS) works in partnership with LVRPA to develop the potential of Gunpowder Park as a new dynamic landscape for creative exploration, and has successfully developed the site as a regional resource producing work of national and international significance.
See this website for more details
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I stumbled across this last year on a cycle up the River Lea. I didn't know about the 'arts' angle but it looks like quite a bit of money had been spent on it.
Unfortunately, quite a lot was fenced off and that looks to be still the case:
"Since January 2007, sections of Gunpowder Park have been fenced off from public access. This action has been taken as a precautionary measure in the interest of public safety following recent routine ground inspections which revealed potential subsidence caused by old utility shafts."
http://www.gunpowderpark.org/site/63/221.html
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