2011

NT2469 : Braidburn Valley Park

taken 14 years ago, near to Morningside, Edinburgh, Scotland

This is 1 of 27 images, with title Braidburn Valley Park in this square
Braidburn Valley Park
Braidburn Valley Park
A view looking uphill from the Braidburn towards Comiston Road and The Braid Hills Hotel
Queen Elizabeth II Fields

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and also the London Olympic Games, in 2012, Fields in Trust (the trading name of the National Playing Fields Association) set up the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge. The scheme mirrored in many respects the King George Field programme of 1935 in that it aimed to give protection in perpetuity to free outdoor recreational spaces. Whereas the 1935 scheme largely resulted in new spaces, to a large extent the 2012 Challenge involved funding of improvements to existing open space.
The fundamental link is that open space associated with Fields in Trust cannot be disposed of without the Trust's consent.
The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge has resulted in around 1600 spaces across the UK* being designated, totalling over 20,000 acres of protected recreational space. Each location is awarded a heraldic plaque cast in aluminium, 40cm in diameter including the royal coat of arms and an inscription.
*In Scotland the fields are known as Queen Elizabeth Fields


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Suburb, Urban fringe Park and Public Gardens Grassland Place: Edinburgh Category: Park > Park other tags: Braidburn Valley Park Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Braid Hills [60] · Braid Road [36] · Comiston Road [30] Title Clusters: · Braidburn Valley Park [27] ·
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NT2469, 304 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 1 April, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 243 699 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:55.0105N 3:12.7548W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 241 698
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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