Roundwood Park

In 1892, George Furness, at that time the owner of Roundwood House, sold Knowles Hill to the Willesden Local Board for a bargain price of £14,500. At that time, the field only contained a small hillock and a few isolated elm and oak trees.

After Knowles Hill was sold to the Willesden Local Board, they appointed Oliver Claude Robson to be the main architect. He was the Surveyor for the Local Board, and later to the Willesden Urban District Council, designing the nearby Gladstone Park as well, and serving the councils for a total of 43 years (1875 1918). The Local Board allowed him a sum of £9,000 for setting out the park. He inserted 5 miles of drainage under the park and planted an additional 14,500 trees and shrubs. The work, though, was slow, because Robson chose to use local civilians instead of main contractors. The main gates were built in 1895 by "Messrs. Tickner and Partington" at the Vulcan Works, located on Harrow…

Roundwood Park hosts a variety of events, and features some rare and interesting features. Next to the entrance is the statue "The Spirit of Youth" by Freda Skinner, which was originally installed outside the new indoor pool at Willesden Lido.