Description
Centenary Park is on sloping land, and was added to the area's public open space in 1934 when Middlesex County Council acquired the land. The park has some formal layout with a tree set within a circular lawn on the axis with the main entrance and another circular bed planted with heather and conifers. A perimeter path with a line of London plane trees runs along Culver Grove and a red brick lodge is located at one end of Culver Avenue. Part of the park is laid out as a putting green, enclosed by a chain link fence.
Practical Information
| Site location | Culver Grove/Crowshott Avenue, Stanmore |
|---|---|
| Postcode | HA7 2NW |
| What3Words | ///loss.runs.wires |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Harrow |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 7.30am - dusk |
| Facilities | Tennis courts, bowling green, playground, 5-a-side football, 9-hole pitch & putt |
| Public Transport | Tube: Canons Park (Jubilee). Bus: 114, 79 |
| Research Updated | 1 December 2011 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ174903 |
|---|---|
| Size in hectares | 9.41 |
| Site Ownership | LB Harrow |
| Site Management | Environmental Services, Parks Services |
| Dates | 1934 |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Harrow |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Open Space |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Stanmore Marsh is former commonland that is shown on maps from the late C16th onwards, although Marsh Farm to the east is marked in 1520. Today what remains of the marsh as open land is on the east of where Marsh Lane becomes Honeypot Lane, divided into two sections by Whitchurch Lane. It appears that it was once at the boundary of the adjoining parishes of Great Stanmore and Little Stanmore and was grazed by the livestock of commoners from both parishes. It is an important site for nature conservation.
Priestmead Recreation Ground is a small park laid out by the late 1930s when this previously rural area was rapidly built over in the interwar period. It is largely grass with some trees and areas of shrubbery. The entrance gates appear to be of the original date. The name is taken from a property that existed to the south called Priestmead, which is marked on C19th maps by Kenton Lane, at that time surrounded by fields.
Wealdstone Cemetery was established by Roxeth Burial Board in 1902, the first burial taking place on 8 November in that year. The boundary with Byron Recreation Ground is hedged, and the cemetery's original stone and brick banded gate piers and entrance gates are of the same design as those at the recreation ground entrance. The Cemetery Superintendent's house was originally the gatehouse at the entrance to the recreation ground on Stuart Road. Serpentine tarmaced paths run through the cemetery, which has some scattered trees and a number of flower beds, with gravestones and monuments set in grass.