Duck and Reed sculptures at Brookvale Park

A walk around Brookvale Park on Christmas Day. This was just after 12pm. Following the walk around Witton Lakes Park.

Brookvale Park is located in the Stockland Green Ward of Erdington Constituency in England. The park surrounds Brookvale Park Lake. Within the park there is a bowling green, tennis courts, a children's play area and sailing club. Many local residents and groups take an active interest in the park and the lake.

In 1826 a waterworks company formed to supply water to the inhabitants of Birmingham and on 20 July 1856 the waterworks company acquired the Brookvale site from Wyrley Birch for £3,600. The site was then known as Lower Witton Reservoir.

Birmingham Corporation brought the waterworks company in 1876.

In 1894 Erdington became an Urban District Council and nine years later the Urban District Council purchased Rookery House as council offices and the land of the site soon became Erdington's first park.

On 7 October 1909 Brookvale Park and officially opened and until 1926, Brookvale Park Lake was used as an open-air swimming pool operated by the Birmingham Baths Committee. The lakes and surrounding parkland are now maintained as a leisure amenity by Birmingham City Council.

Duck and Reed sculptures near the Park Road entrance of Brookvale Park.

They are near a pair of former toilet blocks.

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Taken in: UK / England / Gravelly Hill (show map)

Taken on: December 25, 2019

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Duck and Reed sculptures « less

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