![]() ![]() It was probably the remembrance of the place this spot held as a playground of the public that prompted the idea of reserving at least part of it. Butchers?picnics, grocers?picnics and especially and particularly gardeners?picnics, with their decorated vans and bright faced country girls, found here way out to Pile's Paddock and played games and went through a successful sports programme under the grand old gums. ![]() For big affairs of every kind it was the obvious destination. Kensington Gardens was long known as Pile's Paddock and loved as a picnic ground. Historical information is in the Observer, 28 April 1923, page 14e. In 1906 the Bank of New South Wales obtained section 271 from William Pile and subdivided it in 1910. James Pile was born in Yorkshire in 1800 arrived in South Australia in 1849. Keswick Kensington Gardens Nomenclatureįormerly known as 'Pile's Paddock'.Place Names of South Australia - K Kensington Gardens - Keswick (Use this option if your browser will not open the City Council, Town Hall and Allied Matters. ![]()
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