Brookmill Park

[1] In the 1920s, part of the by then disused reservoir was infilled and added to the area, creating Brookmill Park.

In 1965, Lewisham and Deptford were amalgamated into one London borough and the park reverted to its earlier name of Brookmill.

Atkins, also incorporating a site that had belonged to Thames Water as a formal garden with ponds, pergolas and flowerbeds.

[2] Part of the former reservoir remains as a small lake within the park – this had been drained but was reinstated after a local campaign.

They also form part of National Cycle Route 21, which extends from the River Thames at Creekside to Eastbourne.

Brookmill Park rose garden and view to Stephen Lawrence Centre in Brookmill Road photo: Stephen Craven, geograph.org.uk
View of Ravensbourne and DLR from the park photo: John Davies, geograph.org.uk