2020

TG2209 : Balustraded steps to Wensum Park

taken 4 years ago, near to Norwich, Norfolk, England

Balustraded steps to Wensum Park
Balustraded steps to Wensum Park
The steps leading down to the park from the St Martin's Road entrance.
Wensum Park

Wensum Park is one of five registered sites in the city of Norwich which form part of a set of public parks laid out in the 1920s and 1930s by the then Parks Superintendent, Captain Arnold Edward Sandys-Winsch (1888 – 1964), a protégé of Thomas Mawson.

The park encompasses an area of four hectares and started to develop during the first decade of the 20th century, following the purchase of land in 1907. It was given a swimming bath, bathing pool, wading pool, and a shelter, all of which were completed by 1910. By 1921, however, the area around the pools had become used as a unofficial tip and for this reason a scheme was put forward to develop the site as a formal public park to offer opportunities for passive recreation. The park was constructed over the next four years using unemployed labour, and opened in 1925. It is Grade 2 listed in the National Heritage List for England, Register of Parks and Gardens.

The other four registered parks which make up the Sandys-Winsch series are Eaton Park, Waterloo Park, Heigham Park and Mile Cross Gardens.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Evelyn Simak and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St [475] · River Wensum [136] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
TG2209, 1170 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 January, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 19 January, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 2252 0974 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:38.3847N 1:17.2421E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 2253 0975
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 38 times
You are not logged in login | register