Content can be downloaded for non-commercial purposes, such as for personal use or in educational resources.
For commercial purposes please contact the copyright holder directly.
Read more about the The Creative Archive Licence.
Description
Photography by John Ball - 1st February 1998
(with Agfa ePhoto-307 digital camera)
This public park in the centre of Neath (Castell Nedd), was established inthe reign of Queen Victoria.
Image 1:
The Gorsedd Stones in Victoria Gardens, on a sunny Sunday morning.
Image 2:
General view of the park, showing the Victorian bandstand, and in the foreground, Welsh heather flowering through the winter.
Image 3:
The bandstand is great for kids to climb on!! The tower of St. David's Church (left) overlooks the scene.
Image 4:
The bandstand is traditionally used for performances by the town brass band. Some may remember the famous Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance routine in a bandstand in the 1930s movie Top Hat. Astaire and Rogers sheltered from the rain and performed the delightful Irving Berlin classic Isn't This A Lovely Day?
Image 5:
A statue of local benefactor Howel Gwyn.
Image 6:
St. David's Church. The tower (below left) is a Neath landmark which can be seen from many miles away.
Image 7, 8:
February 1st, and the crocuses are in full flower in Victoria Gardens.
Image 9:
Pigeons are disturbed while basking in the February sunshine on the roof of the bandstand.
Do you have information to add to this item? Please leave a comment
Comments (0)
You must be logged in to leave a comment