© Worth Park Friends 2021
The
Friends
and
Crawley
Borough
Council
have
been
working
together
since
2007
to
secure
Heritage
Lottery
Funding
for
Worth
Park.
Now
that
the
Park
has
been
successfully
restored
to
its
former
glory,
we
would
normally
meet
on
the
second
Tuesday
of
the
month
in
the
Montefiore
Room
at
Ridley’s
Court
and
enjoy
talks
given
by
speakers
about
various
subjects.
However,
for
the
time
being,
refer
to
the
Covid-19
notices on our News and Members page.
Via
this
website,
we
like
to
inform
you
about
the
park’s
history
as
well
as
the
architectural
features.
You
will
also
find
extensive
information
about
the
park’s
flora
and
fauna
which
can
be
enjoyed
at
any
time
in
Worth
Park.
Please
observe
the
covid-19
related
social
distancing
rules
for
open-air
public
spaces.
Worth
Park
and
its
former
stable
block,
Ridley’s
Court
,
were
part
of
the
former
country
estate
which
was
owned
by
a
branch
of
the
Montefiore
family.
After
the
First
World
War,
Milton
Mount
College
,
a
boarding
school
for
girls,
bought
the
Montefiore
mansion
and
parts
of
the
landholdings.
The
school
relocated
in
1960
and
sold
the
site
to
Crawley
Borough
Council
(1963).
A
modern
block
of
flats
has replaced the Montefiore Mansion.
Main
features
of
the
park
Ridley’s
Court
,
containing
a
fully
refurbished
meeting
room
and
interpretation
centre,
the
formal
gardens
with
the
Camellia
Walk
-
which
is
unique
in
its
design
-,
the
large
Pulham
Fountain
,
an
Italianate
Terrace
(also
by
James
Pulham
and
Son),
Croquet
lawns
and the
lake with its four
small islands
.
WELCOME
Worth Park
Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, England
Worth Park Friends were instrumental in obtaining
Lottery Funding for Worth Park.
“Winter Sunshine and Mist“, Worth Park, photo: Michael Good 7th Jan. 2021, more pictures