St. Luke’s Church is a mid-Victorian building, just north of the centre of Maidenhead.
Month: March 2018
St Joseph’s Church
The opening ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Right Rev Dr Virtue, on 18th December 1884.
Maidenhead Clock Tower at night
The clock tower was put up in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
Kidwells Park
Kidwells Park, spanning 3 hectares near Maidenhead, was gifted by Mayor J.D.M. Pearce in 1890. It has earned a Green Flag since 2012 for its quality. Recent updates include a new pedestrian crossing and a waterfall feature added in 2011, enhancing accessibility and the park’s aesthetic appeal.
Kidwells Park Matrix Skate Park
Matrix Skate Park inside Kidwells Park
Underpass Abstract Art, Bad Godesberg Way
The art is by Gary Drostle and was commissioned in 2000 and certainly brightens up what would otherwise be a very dreary underpass!
Desborough Park
On the outskirts of Maidenhead, near Cox Green lies Desborough Park and within it features the sculpture of Flora’s Garden
Sir Nicholas Winton statue
A statue honoring Sir Nicholas Winton, a resident of Pinkneys Green, stands at Maidenhead Railway Station, unveiled by Theresa May in 2010. Winton is celebrated for smuggling hundreds of children from Czechoslovakia during World War II. He is also commemorated with a garden in Oaken Grove and buried in Braywick Cemetery.
Maidenhead Thicket in Winter
Maidenhead Thicket is a huge area near Pinkneys Green and it is owned by the National Trust and all open to the public all year around.
Maidenhead Bridge all lit up
Maidenhead Bridge in all its glory with the new lighting making for some beautiful reflections in the River Thames.
Maidenhead Thicket on a frosty morning
Early morning sun creeping over the trees across a frosty Maidenhead Thicket
Maidenhead in Pictures 