3493 x 5250 px | 29,6 x 44,5 cm | 11,6 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
24 giugno 2008
Ubicazione:
Sheffield,England,UK
Altre informazioni:
People In The Park: People of Sheffield stop to admire the floral layout located in the Botanical Gardens Park. Sheffield Botanical Gardens cover 19 acres and were first opened in 1836. Originally designed by Robert Marnock in the Gardenesque style, the site now has fifteen different garden areas featuring collections of plants from all over the world, including Mediterranean, Asian, American prairie-style, woodland and rock-and-water plantings. The National Collections of Weigela and Diervilla are sited here. The Gardens contain several listed buildings including the restored Grade II* listed curvilinear Glass Pavilions, some of the earliest ever built, which were officially re-opened by HRH The Prince of Wales on 1 September 2003.In 1833 the Sheffield Botanical and Horticultural Society was formed to promote both healthy recreation and self education, through the development of a botanical garden. A period of fundraising followed and the Gardens were finally opened on the 29th and 30th June, and 4th and 5th July, 1836, when more than 12, 000 visited. The Gardens were only open to the general public on four Gala days per year; otherwise admission was limited to shareholders and annual subscribers. General free admission only occurred after the Town Trust assumed control of the Gardens in 1898.
