Extract from The Changing Face Of Warminster by Wilfred Middlebrook, published in 1971:
Across the road [Weymouth Street] is one of Warminster’s most valued amenities, the Lake Pleasure Grounds, sharing with Copheap and Arn Hill the pleasant task of putting the noise and bustle of modern traffic well into the background. A delightful amenity, this Park of ours, so close to the heart of the town yet seemingly in the heart of the country.
The building of Ferris Mead and the Ridgeway has detracted a little from this rural atmosphere in recent years, and the felling of trees that shielded the ugly Ridgeway Slope has not helped, but it is a delightful spot nonetheless, and new trees are now being planted below the Ridgeway. There is tennis, putting, boating, and sometimes music in the bandstand, with ample shelters and seats that in many cases serve as memorials to Warminster citizens, with inscribed plates indicating the donors.
There have been several unforgettable celebrations too, in Warminster’s Park, with the still waters of the lovely lake reflecting a fairy chain of coloured lights that outlined its shores, and fireworks erupting from one of the islands, inspiring old and young alike to awe and wonder.