Childrens Corner, Pleasure Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset

Photograph taken 1925 -1935 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: PC08070

Children playing in a stream in the Children's Corner of the Pleasure Gardens. Many seaside towns have large areas of parkland and gardens for tourists to enjoy. The Pleasure Gardens run through the centre of the town. They were given to the town in the early 1870s.

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Bournemouth Bournemouth

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1930s (1930 - 1938)

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Girls feeding pigeons in the gardens with the pavilion in the background. The Buxton Pavilion Gardens were created between 1869 and 1871. They were designed by an Edward Milner. He was the apprentice of the renowned garden designer Joseph Paxton. Paxton is best known for designing the 'Crystal Palace' in London.

Childrens Corner, Pleasure Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset

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