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The park is said to have in been for many medieval years a swampy burial ground for [[Leprosy|leper]]s from the hospital at St James's on its north side. It was first enclosed in the 16th century to be part of the estate of Poulteney family. It was then, as probably earlier too, partly excavated for the sand for the [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] for brickwork and stone building elements. In 1668, this part of "the Poulteney estate", the "Sandpit Field", was surrendered to [[Charles II of England|Charles II]], who made the bulk of the land into a Royal Park as "Upper St James's Park" and enclosed it with a brick wall.<ref>'The Bailiwick of St. James', ''Survey of London'': volumes 29 and 30: St James Westminster, Part 1 (1960), pp. 21–28. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40542. Date accessed: 29 January 2008.</ref> He laid out its main walks and built an [[Ice house (building)|icehouse]] to supply the household with ice for cooling drinks in summer.
In 1746, Upper St. James’s Park was officially renamed The Green Park. The park was an open meadow with few flowers at the time but this state may arise from a feud between Charles II and his
The Queen's Walk was laid out for George II's queen [[Caroline of Ansbach|Caroline]]; it led to the reservoir that held drinking water for [[St James's Palace]], called the Queen's Basin.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/green-park/about-green-park/landscape-history | title = Landscape History – Green Park – The Royal favourite | publisher = The Royal Parks | accessdate = 1 June 2015}}</ref>
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