Coram's Fields
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Coram's Fields is a large open space in the London borough of Camden in central London, England. Its occupies seven acres in Bloomsbury and includes a children's playground, sand pits, a duck pond, a pets corner, café and nursery. Adults (defined as anyone over the age of 16) are only permitted to enter if accompanied by children (under 16).
It was the former site of the Foundling Hospital, established by Thomas Coram in Lambs Conduit Fields in 1739. The Foundling Hospital was relocated outside London in the 1920s, and the site was earmarked for redevelopment. However, campaigning and fundraising by local residents led to the creation of the current park that opened in 1936. The Coram charity and the Foundling Museum are situated in buildings nearby.
Coram's Fields also offers four half-sized football pitches, one normal-sized pitch, and a basketball court.
To the west is Brunswick Square (forming part of Coram's Fields), and to the east is Mecklenburgh Square (bordered by Goodenough College to the south), two historical London squares. To the north is the Thomas Coram Foundation and St George's Gardens. To the south are Guilford Street and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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