The park was proposed by Henry C Stephens to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 and was finally opened in 1902, a year after her death. It's not a large park and it's kind of set back from the street and tucked away behind the lawn bowls club but it was originally part of Colby Farm where Charles Dickens penned parts of Martin Chuzzlewit - or so the sign says - so there's a touch of literary significance as well.
So I wandered around for about an hour, pausing to snap gorgeous pic after gorgeous pic. Bear in mind as you look at these that it was about midday when I arrived!
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| Amazing misty sun photo - I was stoked when this pic turned out! |
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| Entering though the Ballards Lane gate |
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| Trees in the mist |
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| Following the winding path |
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| Rooms with a view |
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| An avenue of trees through the centre of the park |
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| Is the fog starting to lift? |
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| A place to rest |
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| The local cafe and the place to book your tennis court |
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| Backlit by the sun |
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| The sun finally comes out and reveals brilliant Autumn colour |
I also have to pause for a shout out to HTC. All of those photos were taken with my phone and it's getting increasingly difficult to justify taking my camera anywhere with quality pics like this!
Until next time peeps...
2 comments:
Ah, the wonderful parks, big and small. The lungs of London.
Absolutely agree Jack. It's one of the things I love about living here.
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