The images in this gallery have been provided by interested members. We are also very grateful to North Yorkshire County Library Services Harrogate who kindly allowed us to review their extensive files of historical photographs. Their photographs and postcards are marked with an *. Dates indicated are estimates and many were found on the photograph or postcard.
If you have any early photographs of Valley Gardens that you would like to be shown on this site, please contact our Web Manager. All photographs will be returned after scanning.
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Path to Bogs Field from Valley Drive. Note Magnesia Well Pump Room
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Valley Gardens - Bogs Field*. Note Magnesia Well Pump Room in center of the photo
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Bogs Field
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Bogs Valley Gardens*
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Early Valley Gardens*
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Bogs Valley Gardens*
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Collins Field Extension 1900
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Valley Gardens Painted Postcard
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Valley Gardens Poster
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Magnesia Well Pump Room*
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Magnesia Well Pump Room*
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Magnesia Well Pump Room*
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Magnesia Well Pump Room ~1880*
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The Magnesia Well Pump House 1860
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Magnesia Well Pump House
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The Magnesia Well on Harlow Carr by H.P. Templar ©The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate Borough Council
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View of Valley Gardens from the Moor 1911*
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Bandstand on the slopes above Bogs Field 1900
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Valley Gardens looking East 1911*
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Bowling Green Pavilion 2 Sep 1930*
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Bowling Green 2 Sep 1930*
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Bowling Green July 1930*
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Pitch and Putt Golf
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Pitch and Putt Golf Course 31 Aug 1931*
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Opening Tennis Courts 4 Sep 23*
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Valley Gardens Tea House 1908*
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Tea Rooms 17 Aug 1909*
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Valley Gardens Tea Rooms
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Valley Gardens Tea Rooms
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Lawn Chairs on Valley Gardens
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Tea Rooms*
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Valley Gardens Tea Rooms
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Valley Gardens Magnesia Well Cafe Area 3 Sep 1930*
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Magnesia Well Cafe
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Magnesia Well Cafe 1903*
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Magnesia Well Cafe 4 Aug 1924*
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Magnesia Well Fire 4 Aug 1924*
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Magnesia Well Cafe Fire*
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Magnesia Well Cafe
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Magnesia Well Cafe
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Magnesia Well Cafe and Bandstand Area
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"The Sun Lounge"*
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Valley Gardens and Sun Pavilion Painted Postcard
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Sun Pavilion 1932
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Valley Gardens Sun Colonnade 1930
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"The Sun Walk"*
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Central Area 8 Sep 1926* - Note the well heads and the exposed boating pond
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Valley Gardens Central Area Overview 1920*
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Valley Gardens Central Area before the Fountain*
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Central Area. Note that all tennis courts east of the walkway*
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Bandstand 1908*
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Valley Gardens 18 Sep 1926*
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Bandstand 5 Jun 1933*
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Boating Pond 18 Sep 1920*
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Boating Pond Aug 1924*
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Boating Pond 18 Sep 1926*
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Boating Pond 31 Aug 1931*
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Boating Pond*
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Model Boating Pond
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"The Boating Lake"*
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The Model Boating Pool, Post World War II
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The Rock Garden - 1950"s with paths on both sides of the stream
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Boundary Hedge and Trees to Collins Field
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Boggs Valley Gardens
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The Rockery
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Valley Gardens Walk
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Valley Gardens Early Postcard of Fountain at Duck Pond
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The Rockery
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Valley Gardens and Rockery Painted Postcard
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The Rockery 1972
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The Rockery. Note the paths on both sides of the stream*
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The Rockery 1910*
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Elgar Walk and Gardens*
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Garden Entrance Before Gate Pillars*
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Garden Entrance - Building the Gate Pillars Jan 1934*
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Garden Entrance from Pump Room Roof*
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Pump Room from Valley Gardens*
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Garden's Entrance 1920*
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Pump Room from Valley Gardens*
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Garden Entrance 23 May 1931 showing the original gates at the entrance*
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Mrs Brogdan's Wool Slipper Stand above the Boating Pond*
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Snow in Valley Gardens note Mrs Brogdan's Stand in center of photo*
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Western Valley Gardens from the air*
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Pitch and Putt Golf Course from the air*
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Valley Gardens Eastern Portion from the air*
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Back of Royal Hall with Old Valley Gardens Bandstand 1903*