Heigham Park

About

Heigham Park ( "hay-um") is a grade II listed public park and Site of Special Historic Interest in Norwich. The small park was opened on Jessop Road, to its south, in 1924. It also borders The Avenues to the north, Christchurch Road to the west, and Recreation Road to the east.

The park began as cornfields and pastureland before being converted into Heigham Playing Fields for the two nearby schools, opening in November 1909. Housing expanded, and in the 1920s a part of the area was set aside for Heigham Park, designed by Captain Arnold Sandys-Winsch and opened in 1924, the first of his designed gardens. Sports, particularly tennis, were important in the park from its outset.

During World War II, military and/or civil defence structures were present in Heigham Park. It has seen some refurbishments since.