Frederick Hester : A brief history in pictures - Page 7 : The Winter Gardens
Below is a much later photo of the same area. The wooden cattle grid has been replaced by a concrete wall with metal spikes. This is known as "Temple Bar" after the more extravagant version in London! The right hand part of the wall was demolished in the 1980's but the left part stands to this day (See HERE) without the spikes.
Temple Bar - Wintergardens - The path shown
is now Station Approach
The property (above) with the flag pole in front is Powell's Stores (Corner House / Lunns) but years earlier it stood alone as can be seen in the rare photo below. Here we are standing on Central Wall with an unmade Central Avenue going left. The date is unknown but many greenhouses can be seen spreading south. I am convinced we are looking at Hester's Winter Gardens.
Winter Gardens - Picture thanks to Eileen
Jackson
Examination of the photo reveals a goat
cart at the side gate. What looks like a snow covered Sea wall on the
far left I believe is in fact the man made continuation of the Winter
Gardens, as it clearly isn't winter and there was no sea wall here!