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Note Book on the Parks, Gardens, Recreation Grounds, and Open ou c i f Jonbon gour d! g n . —0 N O T E BO O K O N T H E PARK GARDEN S, S, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE GROUNDS, S D N OF LON O . under the direction o L ieutmnt-C olonel S aab f y, C hief Oficor of the P arks D epartment . JA N U A R Y , 1 902. !T HI R D E mu ox .) m“. and S on Print ers S ufiolk Lane Jan. T ra , , , P R E F A C E . T h e P arks C ommittee h aving considered it desirable to pro vide in a c onci se formfor t h e info rmation of mm rs nd art ic ulars of , e be a oth ers, p t h e various ar s ardens recreation rounds and t h er o en s ac es p k , g , g , o p p under t h eir control a eneral d s ri ti n is h i v of h of suc h , g e c p o ere g en eac l l d p ac es. I t h as a so been eemed desirable to devot e spec ial ch apters t o t h e following subjcots Hoc key 58 Hurli ng 58 Lac rosse 58 Lawn-tennis 58 Q uoits 59 By-laws S h int y 59 i l S atin 59 C h aracterist cs, genera k g C it y C o rporation parks T ambourello 60 L d Pon 5 1 C onvenienc es . akes an ds C maint nanc Lod es and ot h er residences. 61 ost of e e " g Dist ricts of sub -c ommittees Mana ement G eneral mode of 8 g , defined Mansions in parks 61 F ount ains and stat uary Met ro po lit an Borough C oun ’ G u ms A N D Pu 'rmns c ils ar s Ate , p k , , inc ludin P C h arac t erist ics of g arks, ’ Bo wls C o unc il s C ric ket Pub lic meet ings C roquet R efresh ment h ouses C yc ling R oyal parks F oo tball S ta t uary and fountains Wimbledon and Put ney G ymnast ics commons I N D E ! O F P L A C E S . mnt - rid e A l b ert E mbank e West minst er b g , ga rd ens D .R . - A l b ert s uarc 8 te ne S t n G E .B.t B .B . q , p y e p ey, . ’ - r h b i sh o s k. 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