An amateur tennis player serves to a friend on the opposite side of a local court near high-rise flats seen from Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, South London. Having thrown the yellow ball up in thee air, the server pauses, before it drops and he can swing his racket to pound it across court to the waiting receiver, dressed in a blue t-shirt. The flats behind are lit in winter sunshine, warm air rising from an outlet, with only the upper floors visible to outdoor pedestrians. Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare (125.53 acres) park located between Brixton, Herne Hill and Tulse Hill. Brockwell Hall house and its grounds were acquired by the London County Council (LCC) in March 1891 and opened to the public the following summer. In 1901 the LCC acquired a further 43 acres (17 ha) of land north of the original park.
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