Manor Park is a public park in the town of Sutton in Greater London. It was created in 1914 on a site in the town centre, opposite the police station. Its grounds include the Sutton War Memorial, which was added in 1921. It is bounded by Throwley Way to the west; Carshalton Road to the south; Manor Park Road to the east, and Greyhound Road to the north. Sutton High Street runs parallel to Throwley Way, fifty yards to the west.In 2010 its new café of straw-bale construction was London's first environmentally friendly building to use this building method.HistoryManor Park occupies the former grounds of four large houses, three in Carshalton Road, and one in Manor Park Road, which was called Manor Park House. This house passed to the then Sutton Urban District Council (SUDC) in 1914, who created the park from its grounds, which had at the time become overgrown. The changeover was achieved without major alteration.The park was opened by the Chairman of the SUDC on 25 May 1914. It was progressively expanded in size following the acquisition of further houses in 1921, 1924 and 1931.Sutton War MemorialManor park is also the site of the Sutton War Memorial. In 1921 the War Memorial Committee bought two houses adjacent to the park, and erected the war memorial in their place. Responsibility for maintaining the grounds of the memorial was taken on by the Council. The memorial was unveiled at a service in June 1921 by Sir Ralph Forster, a wealthy local resident whose son died in the war. It was designed by the architect JSW Burmester who lived in Grange Road, Sutton. The memorial, in portland stone, consists of a large ornamental cross on a plinth.
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