Prospect Park, Reading

Information

Title
Prospect Park, Reading
Author or creator
Unknown
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/MPG/1/R/4861
Date
12 Jun 1907
Scope & content
Coloured postcard showing a view in Prospect Park, Reading , with trees and children posing. Ink: [personal mesage] [address in Aldershot supplied]. Prospect Park, Reading, was originally part of the Calcot Park estate; most of the estate was sold in the 18th century, and Benjamin Child, the proprietor, renamed the retained portion Prospecthill Park. It was sold to the corporation in 1902 and developed as a public park
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