Eel Brook Common
Encyclopedia
Eel Brook Common is a park
in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
, close to Fulham Broadway tube station], and its southern boundary on New Kings Road, Chelsea
. It is not particularly remarkable, but for the fact that in 1883 and 1891 a then local amateur football team, Fulham F.C.
, played their home games there. It usually hosts a Circus in early summer. It was named after the brook which ran through it, down to the Thames. It is rumoured that it was used as a plague pit during the Black Death. Many of the Lime trees which can be seen across the common were destroyed during the gales in 1987.
During 2002/2003 Groundwork West London completed a £300,000 make-over of the Common, installing surfaced and fenced sports pitches, and revamping the vegetation there.
In the year 2008/2009 Chelsea Football Club help create an astroturf pitch which can be used in the community. It was sponsored by Chelsea in association with Adidas and is in the blue of Chelsea Football club. Many local residents complained to the Council about the colour in a green environment, and so there has been much work to grow varied natural screening.
The common can be accessed by many roads - including Effie Road to the north, Musgrave Crescent to the east and the New King's Road to the south.
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....
, close to Fulham Broadway tube station], and its southern boundary on New Kings Road, Chelsea
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
. It is not particularly remarkable, but for the fact that in 1883 and 1891 a then local amateur football team, Fulham F.C.
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, played their home games there. It usually hosts a Circus in early summer. It was named after the brook which ran through it, down to the Thames. It is rumoured that it was used as a plague pit during the Black Death. Many of the Lime trees which can be seen across the common were destroyed during the gales in 1987.
During 2002/2003 Groundwork West London completed a £300,000 make-over of the Common, installing surfaced and fenced sports pitches, and revamping the vegetation there.
In the year 2008/2009 Chelsea Football Club help create an astroturf pitch which can be used in the community. It was sponsored by Chelsea in association with Adidas and is in the blue of Chelsea Football club. Many local residents complained to the Council about the colour in a green environment, and so there has been much work to grow varied natural screening.
The common can be accessed by many roads - including Effie Road to the north, Musgrave Crescent to the east and the New King's Road to the south.