 He was the Surveyor for the Local Board, and later to the Willesden Urban District Council, designing the nearby Gladstone Park as well, and serving the councils for a total of 43 years (1875 – 1918).The Local Board allowed him a sum of £9,000 for setting out the park.He inserted 5 miles of drainage under the park and planted an additional 14,500 trees and shrubs.