Friary Park

The site was home to the Knights Hospitaller in the Middle Ages, and of Friern Barnet Manor House from the sixteenth century. The first house on the site was built by William Clark (d.1586) and rebuilt in the 18th century, before being demolished c1828. Notable residents included Sir John Popham (d. 1607), Chief Justice of the King's Bench. The current house was built by Edmund William Richardson c1871. ==Facilities==

It is owned and managed by Barnet Council, and has a children's playground, tennis courts, a bowling green, a pitch and putt, a skatepark, outdoor gym equipment and a cafe. It is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, and has received a Green Flag Award. The cafe is housed in the nineteenth century Gothic Revival Friary House, which is otherwise mostly unused, although Barnet Council announced in 2010 that work is underway to convert it to a base for the local police Safer Neighbourhood Team. A prominent feature is a statue, the 'Bringer of Peace', erected by Sydney Simmons and dedicated to the memory of King Edward VII, and erected on 7 May 1910, the day after his death. ==North Middlesex Golf Course Ponds==

The North Middlesex Golf Course is adjacent to the park to the north at Grid Ref . Blacketts Brook runs through two ponds on the golf course before entering the park. Palmate newts, which are rare in London, breed in the ponds, which are a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II. The reserve is not open to the public. ==Gallery==

File:Statue of Peace, Friary Park, with dove 06.jpg|Statue of Peace File:Friary Park formal garden.JPG|Formal garden File:Friary Park playground and cafe.JPG|Children's playground and cafe File:Friary Park bridge.JPG|Bridge over the small stream File:Friary Park.JPG|Woods File:Friary Park avenue.JPG|Avenue File:North Middlesex Golf Club ponds 2.JPG|Pond on North Middlesex Golf Course ==See also==