莊士敦道
The land on which the Southorn Playground sits was reclaimed from Victoria Harbour as part of the Praya East Reclamation Scheme during the 1920s. In 1929, the government set up the Playing Fields Committee to study the provision of children's playgrounds. The committee recommended setting aside areas for children, and Thomas Southorn suggested preserving the land between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road as a playground.