While this area is immediately adjacent to Church House Gardens it is of a different character and it came into public ownership by completely different means. This long and narrow area started off as the grounds of a private house facing onto the High Street. It was purchased by George Sparks, who had as a child studied in this house, and on the subsequent death of his widow this property was bequeathed in 1906 as a public pleasure gardens. Besides providing access to both the Central Library and Churchill Theatre it is also well used, especially in the warmer months, by people enjoying a quiet picnic, or just to relax.