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Manchester´s Philips Park: A Park for the People, By the People, Since 1845
Allan R. Ruff
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Description for Manchester´s Philips Park: A Park for the People, By the People, Since 1845
Paperback. A unique collection of documentary sources have been used to show how the fortunes of Manchester's Philips Park have ebbed and flowed through the time. Num Pages: 128 pages, 81. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AMV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Manchester's Philips Park was the world's first designed public park in an industrial city, but it is more than the celebration of a single park. Unlike many historic private gardens that have been fully documented, the history of the `peoples' park' has been largely overlooked. The history of Philips Park serves to illustrate the story of all Victorian parks. It shows why they are important living documents of social history that reflect political and public attitudes, as well as changing recreational demands. A unique collection of documentary sources have been used to show how the fortunes of ... Read more
Manchester's Philips Park was the world's first designed public park in an industrial city, but it is more than the celebration of a single park. Unlike many historic private gardens that have been fully documented, the history of the `peoples' park' has been largely overlooked. The history of Philips Park serves to illustrate the story of all Victorian parks. It shows why they are important living documents of social history that reflect political and public attitudes, as well as changing recreational demands. A unique collection of documentary sources have been used to show how the fortunes of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445657394
SKU
V9781445657394
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Ref
99-99
About Allan R. Ruff
Allan R. Ruff is a landscape architect who taught at the School of Landscape at the University of Manchester from 1972 to 1990. As the Director of Landscape Studies at Manchester he established the first Master's Degree course in Land Management in Europe. From 1990 Allan Ruff has written several publications on his specialist area of landscape and garden history ... Read more
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