Presented by the Tradesmen of Blackburn.......

This is the West Park Gates to Corporation Park in Blackburn, close to where we live. The inset photo is from World War 1 and the ambulance livery reads 'Presented by the Tradesmen of Blackburn for service with the British Army in the field'.

I found this image and experience particularly moving, I think because it features a person whose fate I don't know, because the first world war was such a significant and terrible part of history (and we have photographs of it) and because I associate the park with play and fun, not death and war.

It took me ages to do this standing outside the park gates and I was very surprised not to get stopped by either the community police officer who passed, or the parky who watched me for a long time. I also had to do a bit of adjusting/cropping etc when I got home, which I would rather not have to do. I think I was just very lucky that first day!