The green area in the background is called Shepherd's Bush Green. The name may have originated from the use of the common land as a resting point for shepherds on their way to Smithfield Market in the City of London. There appears to have been an ancient custom of pruning a hawthorne bush to provide a shelter for shepherds protecting them from the elements as they watched their flocks. Alternatively the Green may simply be named after a local landowner. In any event, in 1635 it was recorded as "Sheppards Bush Green". The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham substantially re-developed Shepherd's Bush Green in 2013. (previous | next | back to album | 2020:02:12 09:17:38 | 68% of an album)