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Old Paradise Gardens

1884 establishments in EnglandHistory of the London Borough of LambethParks and open spaces in the London Borough of LambethUrban public parks in the United KingdomUse British English from July 2021

Old Paradise Gardens (formerly known as Lambeth High Street Recreation Ground, and informally as the Rec) is a 0.76 hectares (1.9 acres) park in Lambeth in the London Borough of Lambeth in London, England, and opened to the public in 1884. Before it became a park, it was a burial ground of St. Mary's Church, Lambeth from 1703 to 1853.

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Old Paradise Gardens
Old Paradise Street, London Vauxhall (London Borough of Lambeth)

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SE11 6AN London, Vauxhall (London Borough of Lambeth)
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