For
this week's travel post, I thought I would tell you about Cornwall Park – which isn't too far from where I live. Over the years we have had lovely walks and
picnics there.
One
Tree Hill is in the centre of Cornwall Park and the donor of the park to the City
of Auckland is buried on its summit – Sir John Logan Campbell. At the moment there isn't a tree on the summit. Some years ago the pine tree that was there
was removed because of ill health. The
City and local iwi are still to agree on what type of tree will replace it. These things take time.
The
park was named after the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (who later became King
George V and Queen Mary). They visited
New Zealand in 1901.
National
Women's Hospital was situated on part of the park for many years post war. In fact one of my sisters was born there.
Over
100 hectares of the park is still actively farmed – sheep and cattle. Generations of city children have been able
to see a working farm right slap bang in the middle of a big city. You often
see Japanese tourists taking pictures of the sheep.
Acacia
Cottage which is Auckland's oldest surviving building is also in the park.
Gorgeous!! On my travel wish list...hopefully some day my feet will grace NZ! Here's hoping...
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful! Hard for me to imagine living in such a pretty place. Texas is TEXAS but it isn't all that PRETTY!
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ReplyDeleteAnyway - I love seeing where you live! Such a pretty place!
Fascinating Carole. It's wonderful to see a farm in the middle of the city. It looks a really beautiful place.
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