Sexby Garden fountain

[Clare11]

What on earth is going on with the fountain in the Sexby garden section of Peckham Rye? The garden itself has been really stunning this year, but the fountain has just been left to fall into ruin. The water is now covered in pond weed and has the odd drink can floating on the surface.

I haven't seen any work going on at all to try and get it going again.

Who can be contacted about getting it repaired as it really does ruin a lovely area of the park.

[tiddles]

probably worth an email to the gardeners via the southwark website - this is the link for feedback/comments

https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/DeptForms.asp?dept=25&section=Complaints+and+feedback

I was thinking exactly the same thing myself. The gardens and borders have been lovely, and the sexby garden is a delight, but the poor old fountain is looking a bit sad.

[davidh]

probably going the elfansafety way of all things. fill it in. kids could drown, pigs could fly etc

[PeckhamRose]

Nope, I spoke with gardeners there and they told me that as people's dogs keep being allowed in the Sexby garden off the lead (previous signs seem to be taken down telling dogs owners to put dogs on leads), the dogs go in to fountain and screw up the wiring within. Don't shoot the messenger!

[duffy10]

I was told by one of the gardeners that there is a cracked pipe.

[PeckhamRose]

So maybe my information is now out of date ;)

[tiddles]

There aren't any signs for sexby gardens and wiring for a pond??

I think the cracked pipe sounds about right.

[Twirly]

Saw it yesterday and agree it's a mess, which it usually isn't. Very sad. Certainly the fountain isn't working, which I assume has lead to the stagnation. Do wish people wouldn't use it as a rubbish bin though...

[Sue]

On a happier note, the planting at The Oval (I think it's called) as you come into the park by the main gate is looking wonderful at the moment.

The colour combinations are lovely.

I think the Sexby Garden is past its best at this time of year though.

[davidh]

peckham rose, you are wrong! the sexby garden was never an on lead area and there were never any signs saying that it was. I have no doubt that the council's current anti-dog pogrom plans have included such a ban

[mako]

davidh Do you not think that the Sexby gardens should be a dogs on lead area?

[PeckhamRose]

I do. I love dogs. But sometimes dogs trample the planting. It's an enclosed formal garden. Not much to ask.

[DulwichFox]

Sexby Gardens looked ok to me on a previous visit..

Foxy..

[NickT]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Sexby Gardens looked ok to me on a previous

> visit..

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> Foxy..

Alas the same cannot be said for your Photoshop work Foxy ;-)

[DulwichFox]

NickT Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > Sexby Gardens looked ok to me on a previous

> > visit..

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> > Foxy..

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> Alas the same cannot be said for your Photoshop

> work Foxy ;-)

Photo is greatly compressed to fit here so much detail lost..

Original was 5 mega pixels compressed to 250k

..and was not created with Photoshop..

Someone offered me ?80.00 for a mounted A3 print. But not for sale.

Foxy ;-)

[Sue]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> NickT Wrote:

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> > DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > > Sexby Gardens looked ok to me on a previous

> > > visit..

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> > > Foxy..

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> > Alas the same cannot be said for your Photoshop

> > work Foxy ;-)

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> Photo is greatly compressed to fit here so much

> detail lost..

> Original was 5 mega pixels compressed to 250k

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> ..and was not created with Photoshop..

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> Someone offered me ?80.00 for a mounted A3 print.

> But not for sale.

>

> Foxy ;-)

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My phone takes photos like that at the touch of a finger :))

Maybe I could make my fortune :))

[DulwichFox]

Sue...

Please take your phone to Sexby Gardens and reproduce my pic. and post it here.

My original pic was a colour Pic.

It was converted to black and white.

Partial Solorization was performed until desired effect was achieved. very unpredictable process.

Varying levels of contrast and brightness was then tried

And Finally Hue was added manually.

Pop in any time you are passing and see the Original Print.

The Print looks different to the limited colours oh an HTML web page.

Also the original has extreme fine detail.

The sort of detail you get when you spend ?900.00 on a single lens.

Printed on High Grade Inkjet Paper using manufacturers recommended Pigment Ink.

A special Ultra Chrome Inkset.

Pigment Inks are more water resistant than dye based inks.

Pigment inks are also more fade resistant than dye based inks.

All my Prints are then sprayed with a special UV Water Resistant Lacquer.

They are estimated to last 100+ years.

Foxy

[Sue]

Fox, it was a JOKE.

[DulwichFox]

I know ..

I am expected to accept everybody else's Art.

Well, This is my Art.

It cannot be appreciated on a Compressed web page. In the same way any music cannot be appreciated

on an old Mono Dansette record player..

Foxy.

[tiddles]

Hi all, here is the actual story about the fountain from southwark parks. All perfectly normal stuff and nothing to do with dogs.

"There have been a series of issues with the fountain. At first there was just a crack in the bowl and works to repair this had been organised. We then found that the water that leaked out had caused a problem with the electrics in the pump. This has taken much longer to investigate, the non-standard nature of the parts created a delay in finding alternatives. I've recently heard back from our contractor and work should start on the pump next week, when it's done the rest of the water can be pumped out, the pond cleaned and the concrete repaired. We can then re-fill and turn the fountain back on"

also, I think we all agree that peckham park has looked lovely (again) his year so it might be worth dropping them a line to say how much it is appreciated.

[stingray]

I thought it was a typo in the title of original post. Disappointed.

[Sue]

tiddles Wrote:

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> also, I think we all agree that peckham park has

> looked lovely (again) his year so it might be

> worth dropping them a line to say how much it is

> appreciated.

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Parts of it have looked lovely, but parts of the park are also badly in need of weeding (and no, I'm not referring to areas of wild flowers!) and could generally do with a bit of TLC.

I guess this is due to budget cuts, but it's very sad. It reminds me of what happened to South London parks (and probably others) in the Thatcher era, when everything was contracted out and went downhill fast. The walled garden in Brockwell Park and The Rookery at the top of Streatham Common were prime examples.

[giggirl]

Or maybe just staff holidays? Parkies gone away for a breather?

[Sue]

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> Or maybe just staff holidays? Parkies gone away

> for a breather?

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Hope so!!

[rosendale]

i also agree ,the poor old fountain is looking a bit sad.