This is how I remember the house and the tropical hot house as we called it so I think it must be circa 1950's.Another view of Ward End House, I would imagine this was taken later than the preceding views as the greenhouse has been rebuilt and remodelled sorry I have no idea of the date View attachment 110808
They're not filling it in. I think there was some problem around the edge, subsidence possibly. Last time I looked they appeared to be making repairs at the Washwood Heath End. Mainly they had been working at the far end.
It does look a bit of a sight at the moment.
lolif it was not for the park,i might not be posting this reply. thats were my mom and dad met.
This was Jack Newett, an ex-boxerwho I remember having tea with in his hut from time to time when I was a Parks Patrol officer in the early seventies. Jack had been a dog handler for the Parks Dept. keeping the dog in a kennel at Ward End Park but one day the Parks Dept called him to the office on a pretext so that they could take the dog away from him. He was very upset over that.When my eldest son was born in 1963 I spent many happy hours pushing his pram round the park and sitting watching the old chaps play bowls.
I recall a very tall slim park keeper called Jack he had a large push bike, the kids were terrified of him.