The Bandstand, Arboretum, Walsall

Information

Title
The Bandstand, Arboretum, Walsall
Author or creator
W.H. Smith & Son (1842-)
Role
Newsagent
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/MPG/1/W/5723
Date
c.1900
Scope & content
Sepia-tinted photographic postcard showing a view of the bandstand in the Walsall Arboretum.. Pencil: [personal message] [address in Huddersfield supplied]. The Walsall Arboretum was opened in 1874 by the Walsall Arboretum and Lake Company, which went into liquidation three years later. The Council took over the arboretum, originally on lease, and finally as a municipal park in 1884. The bandstand dates from 1899.
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 14 (w) cm. Photographic postcard
Is part of
Municipal Parks and Gardens postcard collection
Subjects
urban parks
bandstands
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain

Location