Victoria Park (London)

 park, Grade II* Listed (UK)

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"The park was laid out by notable London planner and architect Sir James Pennethorne between 1842 and 1846. It was opened to the public in 1845. This large park is reminiscent of Regent\'s Park (not least because the latter was designed by Pennethorne\'s teacher John Nash), though much less busy, and is considered by some as the finest park in the East End.

Victoria Park\'s reputation as the \'People\'s Park\' grew as it became a centre for political meetings and rallies of all stripes, perhaps exceeding in importance the more well-known Hyde Park in this regard. The park occupies the interface between Tower Hamlets—sunk in poverty in the 19th century and with a strong tradition of socialist and revolutionary agitation — and Hackney, more genteel, but heir to a centuries-old legacy of religious dissent and non-conformism that led to its own fierce brand of reformism.