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Bournewood Road, LONDON, SE18 2AU

This view looks towards East Wickham Open Space at the end of the road.

This former landfill site is now a fine open space on the borders of Plumstead and Welling. This view looks across the Wickham Valley to Bostall Woods.

This former landfill site is now a fine open space on the borders of Plumstead and Welling. Here Bostall Woods are on the left hand skyline while Plumstead Cemetery is to the right in the distance.

This view looks down the valley to where the Green Chain Walk leads out of East Wickham Open Space on its way to Bostall Woods. The woods are seen on the horizon.

This former landfill site is now a fine open space on the borders of Plumstead and Welling. This is looking down to the north-east corner. Bostall Woods is on the horizon on the other side of Wickham Lane.

On this morning in early January, freezing fog was very slow to clear. This view looks from East Wickham Open Space across the Wickham Valley towards Bostall Woods which are still shrouded in fog.

Considering it was mid November, the autumn tints were yet to fully develop and many trees still had most of their leaves. This view from East Wickham Open Space looks across the Wickham Valley to Bostall Woods on the other side.

William Barefoot Gardens were laid out in the 1930s and opened in 1942. At the entrance on Alliance Road are fine wrought iron gates with the Borough coat-of-arms. The site is steeply sloping and has an area of lawn at the base of the hill, with a path winding up through steep woodland and shrubbery to an entrance at the top of the hill, towards the left at the top of the gardens in this photograph. That entrance leads directly into Woolwich New Cemetery. The gardens are named after William Barefoot (1872-1941) who had been Mayor of Woolwich in 1925-27. There is more about his life here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barefoot

William Barefoot Gardens were laid out in the 1930s and opened in 1942. At the entrance on Alliance Road are fine wrought iron gates with the Borough coat-of-arms. The site is steeply sloping and has an area of lawn at the base of the hill, with a path winding up through steep woodland and shrubbery to an entrance at the top of the hill, which leads directly into Woolwich New Cemetery. Woolwich New Cemetery is at the top of the hill on the left. The gardens are named after William Barefoot (1872-1941) who had been Mayor of Woolwich in 1925-27. There is more about his life here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barefoot