REGENT’S PARK 
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cot on a pole, to which the monkey with chain and ring 
was attached, to race up and down at will. 
The only alterations of importance after the com¬ 
pletion of the Park were the making of the flower 
garden, and the filling up of the artificial water to a 
uniform depth of 4 feet, after a terrible accident had 
Stone Vase in Regent’s Park 
occurred in 1867, when the ice broke and forty skaters 
lost their lives. The flower-beds are now one of the 
most attractive features in the Park, and were originally 
designed by Nesfield in 1863. The centre walk con¬ 
tinues the line of the “ Broad Walk” avenue at its 
southern end. In the middle is a fine stone vase sup¬ 
ported by griffins, and other stone ornaments in keeping 
with the formal style. 
