Plan of Weston Park (UEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
- Weston Park was developed from the grounds of Weston Hall, a grand house built in the early 1800's for Thomas Harrison, an important saw maker. After the death of his daughter Elizabeth on 1873, the City Council bought the grounds of the house and commissioned Robert Marnock, the famous landscape designer, to create one of Sheffield's first public parks. The park was opened on Monday 6 September 1875 Quote from the Sheffield Daily Telegraph 7 Sept. 1875: ˜The weather was fine. The park looked in its gayest summer dress. The walks were freshly gravelled, the flower-beds were trim and well ordered.' Marnock was one of the greatest park and garden designers of the 19th century. He also designed many other parks in Sheffield including the Sheffield Botanical Gardens and High Hazels Park. He was still working as a garden designer up to his retirement, aged 79! Marnock developed the ˜gardenesque' style of landscape design which features winding parks and trees scattered across grass lawns in an informal style. The layout of the park today differs very little from the original design. Quote from "Round Sheffield Parks" by Antaeus (1910): "There is a certain quality of distinction about Weston Park. There is a subtle sense of gentlehood, not finding expression in pride of place but in quiet refinement that puts visitors at ease and aptly accords with the prettiness of our bijou park. The Park has been used for many large events since it became a public park. These include the Whit Sings, a V.E. day celebration (1945), displays of modern sculpture and rock concerts in the bandstand. The Park also had some interesting features that have now been lost. These include the observatory (erected 1880, removed during World War II) and an ornamental fountain erected circa1875 and removed in 1935 (to allow enlargement of the Museum).
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/09/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Ian Green
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.