SOUTH LONDON PARKS 163 
Thames at Vauxhall, has, like most of the other streams 
of London, become a sewer, and the pond is no more. 
In one of these houses (51 South Lambeth Road) Mr. 
Henry Fawcett resided, and when the houses were pulled 
down to form the Park his was left, the intention being 
to make it into some memorial of him. It was found to 
be too much out of repair to retain, and had to be pulled 
down. With the sum which the sale of materials from 
the old house realised, it was proposed to erect a memorial 
drinking-fountain. This idea bore fruit, as Sir Henry 
Doulton sold one to the vestry for less than one-third of 
its value, and moreover gave a further memorial to the 
courageous blind Postmaster-General of a portrait statue 
by Tinworth, with appropriate allegorical figures. 
This fine group recording the connection of Henry 
Fawcett with the place is the most conspicuous feature 
of the Park. The trees are growing up, and an abund¬ 
ance of seats and dry walks made it an enjoyable if not 
beautiful garden. The swings and gymnasiums are 
numerous and large, but what gives most pleasure is 
the sand-garden for little children. For hours and hours 
these small mites are happily occupied digging and making 
clean mud pies, while their elders sit by and work. It is 
touching to see the miniature castles and carefully patted 
puddings at the close of a busy baby’s day. In the 
summer, when the sand is too dry to bind, some of the 
infants bring small bottles, which they manage to get 
filled at the drinking-fountain, and water their little hand¬ 
fuls of sand. These children’s sand-gardens, common in 
parks in the United States, are a delightful invention for 
the safe amusement of these small folk, and the delight 
caused by this one, which was only made in 1905, shows 
how greatly they are appreciated. Many of the parks 
