Bench sponsorship
Battersea Park has undergone a major restoration with the aid of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

As part of the restoration over 200 benches have been installed to make the park a pleasant place to rest and relax for everyone.

Do you have fond memories of Battersea Park? The sponsorship of a bench will be a lasting and memorable contribution to this much loved and well used park.

Cast iron
The cast iron bench design was at its height during the mid 19th century. Very few benches from that period survive today.

The design for the Battersea Park cast iron bench has been copied from this photograph, brought back to life for the restoration of the park.

This style of bench will be used in the more formal areas of the park, including the Riverside Promenade, the Sub Tropical and Rosery Gardens and on Central Avenue.

Steel strap
The strap bench can be seen in early photographs of the park.  Some of the original strap benches survive and will be refurbished. The new benches will be exact replicas, except the wood used will be from sustainable sources rather than the teak that was used on the orginal benches. The strap bench will be used widely throughout the park, except in the formal garden areas.

Cast iron bench - £1000           

Steel strap bench - £750

If damaged, the bench will be repaired wherever possible. 

For the first three years, if the bench is damaged beyond repair, the bench will be replaced at no charge to you.  After three years, where the bench is damaged beyond repair, we make no guarantee that the bench will be replaced and at no charge to you.

We reserve the exclusive right to display or not to display any bench within the park.

We reserve the exclusive right as to the location of the display of any bench within the park.  Once a bench has been installed in the park, it is intended that it is not to be moved.  However, if we need to move or remove the bench, you will be notified in advance.

For further information email parks@wandsworth.gov.uk or write to:

Parks service,
Battersea Park,
London SW11 4NJ.

Phone  020 8871 7530.