Homs Road: Children's Playground (1935)
Homs Road: Children's Playground (1935)
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| Title | Homs Road: Children's Playground [May 23, 1935] |
|---|---|
| Description |
Black and white photograph showing children playing in a sandpit. The caption is "THE SANDPIT". In the accompanying article headed "ROSS KIDDIES' PLAYGROUND" the management committee were appealing for further public subscriptions to maintain the playground. Behind the Dutch barn in the cattle market is the raised bank of the railway line and beyond that is a row of terraced houses. These are "Cawdor Gardens". CHILDREN IDENTIFIED IN THE PHOTOGRAPH The girl sat in the sand on the left nearest to the edge boarding has been identified by her son (Steve Zimmermann) as AUDREY ANNE GIBBONS. RELATED STORIES IN THE ROSS GAZETTE ARCHIVES PROJECT Ross Gazette 1928, May 31 (page 5) "CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND FOR ROSS" ...arrangements for providing a playground for the children of Ross are approaching completion...The playground...is situated opposite the Cattle Market...The initial equipment...will consist of a sand-pit...a "giant's stride", a see-saw, and three swings... |
| Photographer / artist | R. E. Davies |
| Publisher | Ross Gazette |
| Contributor(s) | |
| Date | May 23, 1935 - page 3 |
| Type | Image |
| Format | Photograph |
| Identifier | RGE043 |
| Area | Ross-on-Wye |
| Collection Holder | Ross Gazette Photograph Collection |
