Housing estate grounds and slide added to heritage list

The grounds of a London housing estate, the slide in a children’s playground and a memorial landscape to US president John F Kennedy are among more than 20 treasured post-war gardens that have been listed for protection. Historic England (HE) said they all show “incredible thought and care” for the people who use them.

The sites have been added to the Register of Parks and Gardens, part of the National Heritage List for England.

The sculpted formal landscape at the housing estate in Alexandra Road Park in Camden, north London, took shape from 1968 to feature walled and sunken play areas, plus lime, cherry and plane trees.