Sepia-tinted real photo postcard of the Terrace and Buccleuch Gardens, Richmond, including the fountain. Ink: Richmond / Friday Evening / Dear Friends, We are having a lovely time here, I had Lunch in the city today & walked down the Strand. We Wish you a Happy New Year. we heard the band all the way to the sation soudned a bit tinny Love from Mrs Bolton & Bob [address in Christchurch supplied]. The Terrace Gardens in Richmond were originally a group of three houses, which were bought by the Richmond Vestry and turned into a park, opened in 1887. Among the properties was Buccleuch House, and the fifth Duke of Buccleuch (President of the RHS 1862-73) may have played a part in the development of the gardens