View across Rockliffe Gardens in the snow
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View across Rockliffe Gardens in the snow
Image: © Marathon Taken: 5 Feb 2012
In the 1840s the land where Rockliffe Gardens is now located was a farm called Tidneys Field. By 1869 brick works had been established on the north end of Tidneys and the field was dug out and used as a claypit. The brick works appear to have closed by the end of the 19th century. The field was used as allotments and a rubbish tip until the land was purchased by Woolwich Borough Council in January 1935. They realised the slopes and terraces formed by the clay digging would make a good garden. Rockliffe Gardens was opened in early summer 1937 by the Mayor of Woolwich. Until the Great Storm of October 1987 there was an attractive pond and pergola along the top terrace but Rockliffe Gardens was damaged during the Storm and subsequent vandalism eventually led to these features being removed and the site grassed over. This view is from the top terrace across the former quarry.
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Image Location
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51.477103
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0.099951