Editing Norwich (section)

===Parks, gardens and open spaces===
[[File:Riverside Flats Norwich - geograph.org.uk - 73621.jpg|thumb|Riverside flats, Norwich]]
''See also [[List of parks, gardens and open spaces in Norwich]]''

[[Chapelfield Gardens]] in central Norwich became the city's first [[public park]] in November 1880. From the start of the 20th century, Norwich Corporation began buying and leasing land to develop parks when funds became available. [[Sewell Park, Norwich|Sewell Park]] and James Stuart Gardens are examples of land donated by benefactors.

After the [[World War I|First World War]] the Corporation applied government grants to lay out a series of formal parks as a means to alleviate unemployment. Under Parks Superintendent Captain Sandys-Winsch,<ref>[http://www.friendsofeatonpark.co.uk/Sandys-Winsch.html Captain Sandys-Winsch] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326015145/http://www.friendsofeatonpark.co.uk/Sandys-Winsch.html |date=26 March 2012}} Retrieved 24 June 2011.</ref> Heigham Park was completed in 1924, Wensum Park in 1925, [[Eaton Park]] in 1928 and Waterloo Park in 1933. These retain many features from Sandys-Winsch's plans and have joined the [[English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest]].<ref>[http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1204 Historic parks of Norwich] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004231854/http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1204 |date=4 October 2007}} Retrieved 24 June 2011.</ref>

As of 2015, the city has 23 parks, 95 open spaces and 59 natural areas managed by the local authority.<ref>[http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1233 Norwich parks] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404131852/http://www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1233 |date=4 April 2009}} Retrieved 1 July 2011.</ref> In addition there are several private gardens occasionally opened to the public in aid of charity.<ref>[http://www.ngs.org.uk/news-features/local-news/norwich-a-ngs-garden-trail.aspx National Garden Scheme] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927042346/http://www.ngs.org.uk/news-features/local-news/norwich-a-ngs-garden-trail.aspx |date=27 September 2011}} Retrieved 1 July 2011.</ref> The [[Plantation Garden, Norwich|Plantation Garden]], also private, opens daily.<ref>[http://www.plantationgarden.co.uk/ Plantation Garden] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724004541/http://www.plantationgarden.co.uk/ |date=24 July 2011}} Retrieved 1 July 2011.</ref>