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Thames Barrier Park

Park in Silvertown, London

Field	Value
name	Thames Barrier Park
photo	Thamesbarrierpark.jpg
photo_width	300
photo_caption	Looking across the park's sunken garden towards the Thames Barrier.
type	Public park
location	Newham, Greater London, England
map	United Kingdom London Newham
map_width	300
map_caption	Location within central London
coords
area	7 acre
created
operator	Greater London Authority
status	Open year round

The Thames Barrier Park is a 7 ha park in Silvertown in the London Borough of Newham and is named after its location on the north side of the River Thames next to the Thames Barrier. It is intended to aid the regeneration of the area by creating an attractive public space alongside residential and commercial developments. It is adjacent to Pontoon Dock DLR station.

Allain Provost and Alain Cousseran of Groupe Signes with Patel Taylor won the international competition to design the park in 1995. As the first largely post-modern design in London, the park has a fresh modern look with adventurous planting and dancing water fountains.

The site was built on what was one of the country's most polluted sites, the former PRChemicals factory. Decontaminating the site took many years.

References

Hugo Marchant. (2012). "Thames Barrier Park".
(2018-01-29). "Thames Barrier Park".

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