Southwark Park
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| Address | Gomm Rd, London SE16 2TX, United Kingdom |
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| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 7:30AM |
| Phone | +44 20 7525 2000 |
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| ID | 2466194 |
About Southwark Park
Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London, and is managed by the London Borough of Southwark. It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks. It was designed by Alexander McKenzie and covers 63 acres.
Where is the Southwark Park
Queen's funeral: Doors of Westminster Abbey open
... The final people to attend the Queen s lying-in-state paid their respects at Westminster Hall just after 06:30 - after four-and-a-half days and a queue which stretched as far as Southwark Park in south-east London...
Queen's funeral: 'A small sacrifice to pay' say mourners queuing up
... As the crowds filed into Southwark Park in south-east London to begin their long procession to Westminster Hall, a large LED sign left them in no doubt what they were letting themselves in for...
King Charles and Prince William meet people in lying-in-state queue
... The, with the line stretching five miles along the Thames to Southwark Park...
Prince Harry to stand vigil Queen's coffin in military uniform
... The queue to see the coffin stretches as far as Southwark Park, with a 16-hour wait time as of Saturday morning...
King Charles leads vigil beside Queen's coffin
... The line is now about five miles (8km) long, stretching to Southwark Park in south-east London...
Queue for Queen's lying-in-state reopens after seven hours
... The line is now about five miles (8km) long, stretching to Southwark Park in south-east London...
Queue for Queen's lying-in-state reaches capacity, government says
... The line is now about five miles long and stretches to Southwark Park in south-east London...
Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren to observe lying-in-state vigil
... Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state at Westminster Hall until Monday, the day of her funeral, with the lying-in-state queue stretching as far as Southwark Park...
Queue for Queen's lying-in-state reaches capacity, government says
The queue to see The Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall is at capacity and entry will be paused for six hours, the government has said.
The Line is now about Five Miles long and stretches to Southwark Park in south-east London.
The Most recent estimated wait time for those queueing is " at least 14 hours" according to the culture department.
Thousands have paid their respects to The Queen , who is lying in state at Westminster until 06:30 BST on Monday.
In an update, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said Southwark Park , where the queue officially ends, had " reached capacity" and entry would be " paused for at least six hours".
" Do not attempt to join the queue until it reopens, " it advised. Regular updates are, with a live queue tracker.
At Southwark Park , news of the impending closure of the queue to new joiners had yet to filter through to members of The Public .
Stewards continued to allow people to enter the queue, with those joining walking briskly through The System of barriers in place at The Park .
Source of news: bbc.com