New stories inspired by the history and environment of Cremorne Gardens, in situ from today until the story walk event on 27th July. Read and/or download the full texts, find details of the event, and add your own answers to the four related questions in the Cremorne Gardens section of the blog.
Posts Tagged ‘Cremorne Gardens’
Ballooning, Balancing, Balconies and Birds
Posted in Pleasure Garden For Birds, tagged Cremorne Gardens, get involved on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Young Ladies Dressed as Mermaids
Posted in Word Garden, tagged Cremorne Gardens on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Jessie had grown up in a family where ostentation was frowned upon. The most glamorous piece of clothing she’d ever owned was a red shawl – a Christmas gift from a distant aunt, which Jessie, aged eleven, had insisted on spreading across her bed each night. Jessie eyed the row of mermaid outfits hanging in [...]
Ephemera
Posted in Pleasure Garden For Birds, tagged Cremorne Gardens on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve got three unique scrap books of ephemera relating to Cremorne Gardens, the librarian said. Three hardback books with crackling paper and neat red borders drawn with red ink and a ruler over a hundred years ago. Handbills, newspaper cuttings, engravings, printed scores, guidebook pages: cut out and stuck in. Balloon ascents. Concerts. Ballets. Theatre. [...]
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