A terrace of large and very imposing Victorian properties running along the east side of Ward Jackson Park.
Taken in the mid 1960s when there were many beautiful floral displays. Note the sign pointing to Elwick on the fence and the red surface on the road which was apparently something Mr Wooler, who originally owned the land, insisted upon being kept up. Sadly this does no longer seem to happen.
The gatehouse, after being derelict for a number of years, is now private office premises.
More detail »The terrace runs along the east side of Ward Jackson Park and joins The Parade at the northern end.
The photo was probably taken in the early part of the C20th.
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More detail »Taken by the late Doris Wilson in the mid 1960s, the view is along Park Avenue towards Elwick Road with Ward Jackson Park on the right. The road is its traditional red colour which was supposedly agreed in the 1880s when the land was sold by Mr Wooler. Park Avenue, parts of Elwick Road near the park and the nearby Parade had red coloured tarmac.
Today that appears to have been forgotten and the road surface are black.
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