Keats Green, Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Information

Title
Keats Green, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Author or creator
J. Arthur Dixon (c.1937-2000)
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/MPG/1/S/5079
Date
7 Aug 1939
Scope & content
Coloured postcard showing a view of Keats' Green, Shanklin. Ink: [personal message] [address in Bishops Stortford supplied]. Keats' Green in Shanklin is named in honour of Keats' visit to Shanklin, where he wrote the Ode to a Nightingale; it was already a popular tourist destination before the end of the 19th century, but little information on its horticultural history has been found
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
10.5 (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