Alexandra Gardens - Now and Then
We took a few days off last week to celebrate a wedding anniversary and so dropped down to Windsor for lunch on 'the' day. As we walked through Alexandra Gardens we were surprised to see that all the...
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By coincidence, there is another Alexandra Gardens just minutes walk from where our son lives in Kew......Melbourne. And that is where the similarities end.......! We have just spent a peaceful...
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Here's a lovely postcard view of the Gardens dated August 1916. There are several other similar early pictures on the RWWS and forum, but I haven't found this particular one. Note how the grass is...
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That is a cracker! Most appropriate for the time of year. I thought that it was a gun through the gates and thought it couldn't be as that did not arrive until the 20s. Then I put my bins on! Anyway,...
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There is a separate thread here about the dodgems and ice rink that were erected in Alexandra Gardens over Christmas.
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I am not sure whether it was rain running down my face,or tears of anger when I saw the state of the grass at the Gardens today.It looks as if the Horse show had been held there.I will remember my...
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At the risk of adding to your misery, I braved the rain today to take a couple of pictures. I have posted them here on the Christmas Ice Rink thread.View with caution, possibly using the reflection in...
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Thank you,I'm not sure I could have put my camera through such torture.Perhaps your photos should be passed on to Adam Afriyie. Maybe he could give us some decent answers.
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Following the significant damage to the grass areas caused by the Ice Rink last December, work has finally commenced to reinstate the lawns. The area affected will need a further month at least before...
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This post first appeared on the Christmas Ice Rink thread but is copied here for the record. In due course the Ice Rink thread may be closed so that all new posts appear here, although that thread...
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FWIW I took another look at the gardens today and noted that the remaining bare areas have been seeded. That is a little disappointing because of course the seeding will take quite a while to show any...
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Here is another Cochrane view of Alexandra Gardens in about 1908. Edwardian times anyway... Could it be anyone else?Sadly rather a faded view but rescued by some skilled Macelves. In keeping with a...
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'The stuff of which fairy tales are made...' that's what this postcard represents...just beautiful. The policeman, strolling with his hands behind his back, must have enjoyed this part of his beat....
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It looks as though the Policeman has a white helmet - summer kit I suppose. Did Windsor have a private force then
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I have copied the above post to the History thread, which is where I should have posted it originally so any additional comments could be better made there.
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The latest Conservative propaganda sheet to drop through my letter box has the very disturbing claim that ‘Alexandra Gardens is in line for investment.’ Wooooh! Scary. I hope that nice Mr Bathurst...
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Thameweb, I haven't had such information re investment in Alexandra Gardens. Was it within the conservative InTouch flyer? It could be good news - was there no more information that just the...
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We have had two Alexandra Gardens threads running so I had better close this one to avoid confusion. The information re the budget for the bandstand was announced in a borough press release that I...
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The Alexandra Gardens thread here has been updated following the election.
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