Coloured postcard showing a watercolour view of the Floral Bridge and portions of King's Gardens, Southport. Ink: [personal message] [address in Wantage supplied]. The promenade at Southport was laid out by Peter Fleetwood Hesketh in the 1830s, and subsequently developed with a pier (1860). The Corporation bought up much of the foreshore in the 1880s, creating South Marine Gardens (opened 1885) and North Marine Gardens (1892). Thomas Mawson submitted development plans that were not adopted, but influenced the subsequent design of King's Gardens (1913). Prince's Park, with its funfair, was created in the early 1920s. The Floral Hall (later incorporating a theatre) was built in 1928 and later extended over much of North Marine Gardens; a bridge, often referred to in its early years as the Floral Bridge, was built in 1932
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 15 (w) cm. Photomechanical print
Is part of
Municipal Parks and Gardens postcard collection
Copyright
The J. Salmon Image Archive
Credit Line
The J. Salmon Image Archive / RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)