Cast the First Stone (2012)
“It was soon considered necessary for Victorian Londoners to have somewhere to relax and enjoy themselves in a respectable setting; and, indeed, the new park soon became very popular. It boasted a man-made boating lake, rocks, waterfalls and laid-out gardens, and it became a very popular venue for the new craze of cycling, enjoyed by many Victorians, both young and older.
And in the summer of 1951 the park became the site for the Festival Funfair in what became known as the Battersea Pleasure Ga...rdens. It afforded a spot of light relief from the more cultural and educational aspects of the Festival itself on its site further down the river.
To Fiona and her friends their visit to the Pleasure Gardens promised to be one of the highlights of their visit to London, if not the best of all. After another satisfying evening meal of steak pie and chips followed by syrup sponge pudding, they all piled on to the coach again, ready for Mike to drive them to the park. After he had stopped the coach at the entrance he told them they must be back in the same spot by half past ten and no later.MoreLess
And in the summer of 1951 the park became the site for the Festival Funfair in what became known as the Battersea Pleasure Ga...rdens. It afforded a spot of light relief from the more cultural and educational aspects of the Festival itself on its site further down the river.
To Fiona and her friends their visit to the Pleasure Gardens promised to be one of the highlights of their visit to London, if not the best of all. After another satisfying evening meal of steak pie and chips followed by syrup sponge pudding, they all piled on to the coach again, ready for Mike to drive them to the park. After he had stopped the coach at the entrance he told them they must be back in the same spot by half past ten and no later.MoreLess
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