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Bedford Park is a suburban development in Chiswick, London, begun in 1875 under the direction of Jonathan Carr, with many large houses in British Queen Anne Revival style by Norman Shaw and other leading Victorian era architects including Edward William Godwin, Edward John May, Henry Wilson, and Maurice Bingham Adams.
Long considered a prototype for later garden cities and suburbs, Bedford Park in west London is the creation of Jonathan Thomas Carr (1845-1915), a cloth merchant with liberal leanings, family connections in the world of art and a taste for property speculation, which was not always successful.
Built between 1875 and 1886 in west London, Bedford Park is one of the most influential housing developments in Britain. It created a model that was emulated not just by the Garden City movement, but suburban developments around the world.
Bedford Park is a Victorian public park of 26 hectares, opened in 1888. Features include a lake and carriage drive and it was laid out to the designs of Messrs Barron & Son and opened.
The History of Bedford Park. Places > Bedford > Parks. In 1881 the Council acquired 61 acres of land when the medieval St. John's Hospital estate founded by Robert de Parys was wound up by an Act of Parliament.
Bedford Park is a Grade Two listed English Heritage Victorian park in the north of Bedford. Created in 1888 it is the largest urban park in Bedford and contains a lake, multiple play...
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Though now swallowed up by Greater London, Bedford Park still retains its identity, community spirit and the unique character bequeathed by Carr’s inspiration and Shaw’s genius. The architects of Bedford Park
