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Historical Images of Valley Gardens
The images in this gallery have been provided by interested members including our Vice Chair, Neil Hughes. We are also very grateful to North Yorkshire County Library Services Harrogate who kindly allowed us to review their extensive files of historical photographs of Harrogate. (Photos from their collection are indicated by an “*”.) If you have any early photographs of Valley Gardens that you would like to be shown on this site, please contact our Web Manager. All photographs will be returned after scanning. Click on the Photo to Enlarge.
Path to Bogs Field from Valley Drive

Valley Gardens - Bogs Field*

Valley Gardens - Very Early* - Magnesia Well Pump Room in center of photo

Bogs Valley Gardens*

Early Valley Gardens*

Bogs Valley Gardens*

Collins Field Extension 1900

Valley Gardens Poster

Magnesia Well Pump Room*

Magnesia Well Pump Room*

Magnesia Well Pump Room*

Magnesia Well Pump Room ~1880*

The Magnesia Well on Harlow Carr by H.P. Templar ©The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate Borough Council

View from Moor 1911*

Valley Gardens looking East 1911*

Bowling Green Pavilion 2 Sep 1930*

Bowling Green 2 Sep 1930*

Bowling Green July 1930*

Pitch and Putt Golf

Pitch and Putt Golf Course 31 Aug 1931*

Opening Tennis Courts 4 Sep 1923*

Valley Gardens Tea House 1908*

Tea Rooms 17 Aug 1909*

Tea Rooms

Tea Rooms

Tea Rooms*

Tea Rooms

Valley Gardens Magnesia Well area 3 Sep 1930*

Magnesia Well Cafe

Magnesia Well Cafe 1903*

Magnesia Well Cafe 4 Aug 1924*

Magnesia Well 4 Aug 1924*

Magnesia Well Cafe Fire 1925*

Magnesia Well Cafe

Magnesia Well Cafe

Magnesia Well Cafe

Sun Pavilion Painted

Sun Pavilion 1932

Sun Colonnade 1930

Central Area 8 Sep 1926* - Note the well heads and the exposed boating pond

Central Area Overview 1920*

Central Area before the Fountain*

Central Area with tennis courts east of the walkway*

Bandstand 1908*

Bandstand 5 Jun 1933*

Boating Pond 18 Sep 1920*

Boating Pond Aug 1924*

Boating Pond 18 Sep 1926*

Boating Pond 31 Aug 1931*

Boating Pond*

Model Boating Pond

The Model Boating Pool, Post World War II

Mrs Brogdans Wool Slipper Stand above the Boating Pond*

The Rock Garden - 1950

Boundary Hedge and Trees to Collins Field

Bogs Valley Gardens

The Rockery

Elgar Walk

Early Postcard of Fountain at Duck Pond

The Rockery

Streamside 1972

The Rockery with paths on both sides of the stream*

The Rockery 1910*

Elgar Walk and Gardens*

Garden Entrance before Gate Pillars*

Garden Entrance - Building the Gate Posts Jan 1934*

Garden Entrance from Pump Room Roof*

Pump Room from Valley Gardens*

Garden Entrance 1920*

Pump Room from Valley Gardens*

Garden Entrance 23 May 1931 showing the original gates at the entrance*

Snow in Valley Gardens note hut in center of photo*

Western Valley Gardens from the air*

Golf Course from the air*

Valley Gardens Eastern Portion*