Town Gardens, Gosford Green, Coventry
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Town Gardens, Gosford Green, Coventry
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 22 Sep 2019
Coventry was surrounded by a large number of town gardens kept by townspeople in the 18th and 19th centuries, most of which have since been built over (Park Gardens in Cheylesmore are a rare survival). https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/early-allotments-town-gardens-coventry The town gardens at Gosford Green lost part of their land to a railway and what remains is now a sliver of overgrown land between Kingsway, a suburban street, and the A444 Jimmy Hill Way, built along the route of the former railway. A local voluntary group is clearing the site, rescuing surviving Victorian fruit trees and planting new ones. Visited during a heritage weekend in 2019.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.407264
Longitude
-1.487223