Footscray Park is a well known part of the inner-west, though according to Steven Wilson, it’s not well known enough.
“It amazes me how many people haven’t been down there,” said Mr Wilson, the secretary of the Footscray Historical Society.
It’s a situation Mr Wilson taken upon himself to change, by hosting two hour historical walks through the park on the weekend of April 26 and 27.
The walk and talks will take place from 10am to 12pm on both Saturday and Sunday and will involve Mr Wilson taking participants through the park and through its history from 1911 to the present day.
He said there will also be particular focus on certain features of the park and the stories behind them.
“There’s the Henry Lawson statue and the pagoda built by Footscray tech students and I’ll also talk about the nature of the park,” said Mr Wilson who noted that it was probably the most intact Edwardian Park left in Australia.
“It was built towards the Edwardian Park scheme which includes bluestone edging, wandering paths and secluded alcoves.”
The walks are free of charge, though a gold coin donation is recommended, as are bookings.
Mr Wilson said that numbers were limited and encouraged those interested to email the society now.
“There’s a maximum of around 25 otherwise it gets too big for me to talk to people”
To book, email: footscrayhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
