Editing Finsbury Park (section)

===Creation of the park===
During the early part of the second quarter of the 19th century, following developments in [[Paris]], Londoners began to demand the creation of open spaces as an antidote to the ever-increasing urbanisation of London. In 1841 the people of [[Finsbury]] on the northern perimeter of the City of London petitioned for a park to alleviate conditions of the poor. The present-day site of Finsbury Park was one of four suggestions for the location of a park.<ref>''The Times'', 9 August 1869</ref>

Originally to be named [[Albert, Prince Consort|Albert]] Park,<ref name=AParkForFinsbury /> the first plans were drawn up in 1850.<ref name=HistoricEngland /> Renamed Finsbury Park, plans for the park's creation were ratified by an [[act of Parliament (UK)|act of Parliament]], the [[Finsbury Park Act 1857]] ([[20 & 21 Vict.]] c. cl).<ref name=ParksandGardens /> Despite some local opposition, the park was opened in 1869.