History of Howard Park & Gardens
 | Ebenezer Howard’s vision to set up the world’s first garden city, as a combination of town and country, was realised with the building of Letchworth Garden City. The location chosen was set between three existing villages; Norton Willian and old Letchworth. Photograph © copyright, First Garden City Heritage Museum. |
The winning layout of the town by architects Parker and Unwin showed roads radiating out from its centre with the main road into Letchworth running east-west along the Pix valley.
 | A section along this valley was designated part of the open spaces, greens and park to be developed in the town as it created a natural break between the town centre and housing to the east. This area became known as Howard Park and Gardens. Photograph © copyright, First Garden City Heritage Museum. |
Over the years this important green open space was developed to provide relaxation and a variety of leisure facilities for the local community.
 | In 2008 NHDC commissioned its Archaeologist Keith J Fitzpatrick-Matthews to carry out a desk based assessment of the site. The assessment helps to reflect its geographical, social, as well as archaeological history together with a rich pictorial display of the changes and gives further interesting detail of the development of Howard Park and Gardens: |
