Shortly after opening in 1985

Scanned photographs received from Rushmoor Borough Council are from 1985 or 1986 just after the park was opened.

Click for a larger image, across the pond to Jubilee Road

1 - Looking east across the pond to Jubilee Road.

Click for a larger image, across the pond to Highfield Gardens

2 - West across the pond to Highfield Gardens from the Jubilee Road side.

Click for a larger image, across the pond to Chrismas Lodge

3 - The view north across the pond to Chrismas Lodge.

Click for a larger image, Across the pond to Chrismas Lodge, further right

4 - Across the pond to Chrismas Lodge, further right.

Click for a larger image, below Croft Lane to the Brickfields estate

5 - From the Croft Lane path looking south to the Brickfields estate, four manhole covers for the oil separator in the middle distance.

These scanned photos from 1985 can be contrasted with these taken in - July 2018 and July 2019 - show before and after photos of the pond area. Both pages will open in new tabs so that you can compare each photo.

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Click for a larger image, from below Chrismas Lodge to the pond

6 - From below Chrismas Lodge Southwards to the pond and the Brickfields Estate.

Click for a larger image, from below Chrismas Lodge to the pond, further right

7 - Southwards from below Chrismas Lodge to the pond, further right.

Click for a larger image, picnic bench to the Brickfields Estate

8 - From just above the pond inlet to the Brickfields Estate.

Click for a larger image, top of Frog Lane to Chrismas Lodge - Evelyn Avenue

9 - Somewhere near the top of Frog Lane looking north to Chrismas Lodge and Evelyn Avenue.

We think photos 6-9 are from summer 1986 with more generalised views of the park, but they do show how the tree plantings have started to grow well. Now, some thirty three years later many of these trees are very, very large casting the pond into quite deep shadow.