ðə pˈɑːɹk wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, wɪð dʒˌeɪdʒˈeɪ sˈɛksbi, ðˈɛn tʃˈiːf sɚvˈeɪɚ tʊ ˌɛlsˌiːsˈiːz pˈɑːɹks dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, dɪzˈaɪnɪŋ sˈɜːpəntˌaɪn pˈæθs ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə slˈoʊps ʌvðə hˈɪl.
The park was opened in 1891, with JJ Sexby, then chief surveyor to LCC's parks department, designing serpentine paths around the slopes of the hill.