July 2019 to match the 1985 photos

This page shows thumbnails for some photographs that we have taken recently (July 2019) following the pond regeneration works of last year. We have tried to match as far as possible these new photos with those of 1985 from Rushmoor Borough Council. The pond area especially has shown a remarkable recovery from its brush with two very large diggers and all the tree felling, upwards of a dozen new species have been found in the area.

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, the four manhole covers for the oil separator cannot be seen.

These photos from 2019, some thirty four years on from the 1985 originals and a year after the July 2018 regeneration works show the park recovering and looking much like the original photos.

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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.