This page contains, and links to, various nuggets of trivia about the Park.
According to the Association of Football Statisticians, the first game played under the “Football Association” rules was on the 9th January 1864 in Battersea Park.
(our thanks to David McHutchon for pointing this out)
The boathouse, just to the north west of the Cafe, won a couple of architectural awards. Designed by local architect, and ex-Friends committee member, Rod McAllister, a “High Commendation - Architectural Design” was given at the Copper in Architecture Awards 2001, organised by the Copper Development Association. The presentation was made in October at the Institute of Materials by International Copper Association Chairman Oscar Groenveld.
A Commendation was also given to the Boathouse at the Architectural Design Awards 2001 organised by Wandworth Borough Council.
Next time you sit at the La Gondola al Parco cafe, staring across the lake, and thinking of the 10,000 stainless steel coachbolts holding down the fenced off broadwalk, you may ponder whether or not a nomination is warranted for the April 1st awards organised by “Nuts and Bolts Monthly”.
And the new toilets, near the fountains, got a "commended" at the 2006 Civic Trust Awards.
The Friends Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 6th July, starting 7:30pm, at All Saints Church, 100 Prince of Wales Drive, SW11. This is your chance to meet the Friends Committee, Wandsworth Council's Park Managment and other enthusiastic Park users. Refreshments will be available. Please do come along and let us know your views.
The Friends of Battersea Park team of Sophie Campbell, Angela Grant, Joanne Taylor and Sherrin Thompson has been invited to run in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge on 8th July, raising money for the final phase of the Winter Garden. The team invite you to sponsor them towards the Friends’ next target, which is raising money for the shrubs, perennials and bulbs, Twelve camellia sasanquas will cost £300, three mature magnolia loebneri cost £220 each, and 6600 snowdrop bulbs cost £1050. more...
Again this year, La Gondola al Parco, the cafe by the lake, are arranging live music every Tuesday and Friday evening (weather permitting), from 7pm with a BBQ and refreshments. Entrance is free.