Coloured postcard of a view of the walk and trees in Valentines Park. Valentines Park was in the late 19th century the home of the philosopher C. Mansfield Ingleby; how much of the current layout was the work of his gardener William Earley has not yet been established. Ilford Council bought the property in 1902 and adapted it for use as a municipal park. From the 1920s cricket was played there, and it is the home of the Ilford Cricket Club