Sub-Tropical Garden, Darlington Park

Information

Title
Sub-Tropical Garden, Darlington Park
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/MPG/1/D/1212
Author or creator
Woolstone Brothers (1902-1933)
Date
c.1910
Scope & content
Coloured postcard showing a view of the subtropical garden in South Park, Darlington. South Park, Darlington, was originally Poor Howdens Farm, assigned in the will of Sir James Belasses (1636) for charitable purposes; in 1850 the trustees of the charity decided to use the site for a municipal park, which was opened in 1853 and bought by the local authority in 1877; the bandstand and fountain are listed
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 15 (w) cm. Photomechanical print
Is part of
Municipal Parks and Gardens postcard collection
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain

Location