Saturday, February 02, 2008
02 Feb Part 1 Milton Mount Gardens
PART 1 The gardens and the ornamental fountain.
Today we walked in a part of Crawley that we had never visited before and we have lived in this constantly changing town for over 60 years.
On the Pound Hill side of Crawley there was once a Victorian mansion with gardens designed by James Pulham.
It became a girl's boarding school.
Later the mansion was demolished and a large block of council flats was built.The gardens remained, though became somewhat shabby.
The council now care for the gardens and they are splendid, even in the depths of Winter. It was cold today, but the skies were blue and we enjoyed the walk.
As we entered the gardens we enjoyed strolling round the outside along the lovely tiled path.
Beautiful and strong conifers seen through a window of ivy.
Looking down the stone stairway to the ornamental pond.
The central part is a fountain, but was not working today.
There was a thin layer of ice covering the water.
The residents of these flats have wonderful surroundings - a huge and lovely extended garden.
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