The Rest Gardens, Fisherman's Walk, Southbourne

Information

Title
The Rest Gardens, Fisherman's Walk, Southbourne
Author or creator
J. Arthur Dixon (c.1937-2000)
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/MPG/1/S/5253
Date
20 Oct 1952
Scope & content
Sepia-tinted postcard showing a view of the water garden in Fisherman's Walk, Southbourne. Ink: [personal message] [address in Uxbridge supplied]. Southbourne was developed as a health resort by Dr Thomas A. Compton in the 1870s and 1880s. The rest garden in Fisherman's Walk was opened as a municipal park in 1913, and from 1935 was connected to the beach below by a funicular railway
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 15 (w) cm. Photomechanical print
Is part of
Municipal Parks and Gardens postcard collection
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain

Location