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Cox’s Walk in SE London

September 14, 2020September 23, 2020Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in London3 Comments

Cox’s Walk in SE London is a former 18C public path which used to link a public house in Dulwich, The Green Man, with the spa at Sydenham Wells. It was a ‘path with a purpose’, a practical path. The path delivered you to the spa, or perhaps offered something stronger to those who had already recovered in the spa. Today it is a pleasant and well-used stroll in ancient woodland, between Dulwich and Sydenham Hill. It is interesting to see the continuity of purposes as it seems to enjoy a similar practical aim, only now it delivers people into the woods for exercise and enjoyment.

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Lewisham War Memorial Garden

September 6, 2020September 5, 2020Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in LondonLeave a Comment

The Lewisham War Memorial Garden stands in a narrow strip of land alongside Lewisham High Street. Three tall blocks of flats separate the Garden from neighbouring Lewisham Park. I have driven past this little garden for years and not really paid any attention to it, which was a big mistake!

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The End of rollercoaster August

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020Fortnight Garden, Home, My Gardens, Six on Saturday2 Comments

It is the end of rollercoaster August in The Fortnight Garden. It also looks like the end of the summer because the temperature has plummeted and the skies are grey. And the garden looks slightly weary, or perhaps that is just me.

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Christ Church Churchyard in Forest Hill

August 30, 2020January 5, 2021Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in London1 Comment

Christ Church churchyard in Forest Hill is in some ways a rather sad sight. And the site is curious – half residential and half consecrated – I wonder what it feels like to live there?

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Sydenham Wells Park in SE London

August 23, 2020December 25, 2020Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in London1 Comment

Sydenham Wells Park in SE London covers 8 hectares and is a beautiful garden on a sloping hillside. Like many of the green spaces in this area it has a history!

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A windy day in The Fortnight Garden

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020Fortnight Garden, Home, My Gardens3 Comments

Friday was a windy day in The Fortnight Garden, and it was followed by Saturday which is just as windy. So Six on Saturday was difficult to photograph, but here we go!

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Mayow Park in Sydenham

August 16, 2020December 23, 2020Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in London6 Comments

Mayow Park in Sydenham is another park which developed from an old country mansion, like the Forster Memorial Park, and Sayes Court, and yet another delightful green space in South East London. It is popular with local residents and has an extremely good cafe as well!

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Baxter Field in Sydenham

August 9, 2020January 15, 2021Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in London1 Comment

Baxter Field in Sydenham, (known as Baxters to the locals!), is a grassy park which hides between houses, and it is another little surprise in my exploration of green spaces in South East London. The park is associated with significant and important people in the printing industry in the 19C who lived in the area.

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Downham Fields in SE London

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020Home, Lewisham Parks & Gardens, Parks & Gardens in London1 Comment

Downham Fields in SE London was also called Durham Hill and I found the park when I was walking in South East London. It is one of the surprising, and perhaps unlikely large green areas – a large green park, on a steep hillside, with beautiful trees and far views over London.

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August in The Fortnight Garden

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020Fortnight Garden, Home, My Gardens, Six on Saturday4 Comments

Well, here we are at the start of August in The Fortnight Garden, and the start of the eighth month of the year. I have been lazy – yes, I admit to sheer inactivity in the garden – and it shows! However, I am only going to share the nicer bits!

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