Artist	Nicole Mollett
Title	Postcards From the pleasure Garden
Date	24th July 2010
Location	Gravesend, Big Day Out Festival
Category	Photography and Fashion

Rosherville Pleasure Gardens, Northfleet. These pleasure gardens were laid out in 1837 by George Jones in one of the disused chalk pits, covering an area of 17 acres. Their full title was the “Kent Zoological and Botanical Gardens Institution”.

They were a place of surpassing beauty and a favourite resort of Londoners. Adorned with small Greek Temples and statues set in the cliffs, there were terraces, and an archery lawn, Bijou theatre and the Baronial Hall for refreshments, and also at one time a lake. At night the gardens were illuminated with thousands of coloured lights, dancing and there were also firework displays. By 1880 the gardens had reached the peak of their popularity. In 1901 they were closed but had a brief revival between 1903 and 1911 where they were used in the making of early films.