THE
METROPOLITAN
PUBLIC GARDENS
ASSOCIATION
THE
garden of
Christ Church,
Battersea,
was opened
on Friday
last, as a
recreation
ground for
the people,
by the Countess
Cadogan. A
large number
of persons
assembled
to witness
the ceremony.
Lord Brabazon,
chairman of
the Metropolitan
Public Gardens
Association,
explained
the object
of the meeting,
and called
attention
to the necessity
of these "out-door
drawing rooms"
as places
for preserving
the health
of the people.
His lordship
pointed out
that the population
was increasing
at the rate
of 300,000
per annum,
and that the
greater proportion
of the increase
was in London.
The Rev. H.
G. Sprigg,
vicar of Christ
Church, said
that a few
months ago
the ground
was a mere
waste, and
a disgrace
to the parish.
Our sketches
include portraits
of the speakers,
and the presentation
to the Countess
Cadogan of
a basket of
flowers by
Miss Enid
Sprigg.
June
6, 1885 |
 |
