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The City of Norwich, England, as of 2011, had 23 parks, 95 open spaces and 59 natural areas in the care of the local authority.〔(Norwich parks ) Retrieved 7 July 2011〕 ==Historic parks== The four Grade II listed historic parks were purpose built in the 1920s and 1930s under the direction of Parks Superintendent Captain Sandys-Winsch.〔(Captain Sandys-Winsch ) Retrieved 13 July 2011〕 His designs included buildings, structures and hard landscaping which are finished in a modernist pre-cast concrete, with unemployed men providing much of the labour. By the late 1990s many of the structures had fallen into disrepair. A successful application to the Heritage Lottery Fund enabled major refurbishment to the four main parks.〔(The Norwich Society parks audit ) Retrieved 15 July 2011〕 *Heigham Park is located in the city's Golden Triangle district and opened in 1924. Amenities include a children's playground, bowling green, playing field, tennis courts and a small pond. Specimen beech including several copper beech trees form a boundary around much of the park. In addition, there are herbaceous borders, shrubberies and a wisteria covered concrete pergola which was part of the original design. *Wensum Park was completed in 1925. The riverside park features many mature trees, flower beds, picnic area, children's playground and paddling pool and still retains Captain Sandys-Winsch's concrete pavilion and architecture. As part of the city's millennium celebrations a labyrinth was installed in the centre of the park.〔(Wensum Park labyrinth ) Retrieved 11 July 2011〕 *Eaton Park covers and lies to the west of the city centre. The flagship park was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1928. Several of Sandys-Winsch's structures remain including the central rotunda, bandstand, model boating pond and lily pond. The park offers a wide range of sporting facilities.〔(Friends of Eaton Park ) Retrieved 18 July 2011〕 *Waterloo Park is located to the north of the city centre and enveloped between Angel Road and Aylsham Road A1024. Covering the park was opened in 1933 and boasts one of the largest herbaceous borders in a UK public park.〔(Waterloo Park ) Retrieved 19 July 2011〕 Other amenities include a refurbished paddling pool (2011),〔(News report ) Retrieved 19 July 2011〕 children's playground, playing field, tennis courts and bowling green. Many of the original architectural features remain including the pavilion, bandstand and hard landscaping.〔(Parks and gardens in the UK ) Retrieved 19 July 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of parks, gardens and open spaces in Norwich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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