Queen's Park
Introduction
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Queen's Park
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 1 Oct 2011
The South-East corner of Queen's Park. It was one of the first parks in Manchester opened on the same day in 1846 as Phillips Park. It is part of a green corridor leading out of the city centre along the River Irk. The land originally belonged to the Houghton Family. They built Hendham Hall on the site in 1800. In 1845 the park was designed and laid out by Joshua Major and purchased by Manchester Corporation for £7,200 in 1846. https://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/squares/queenspark.html
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Image Location
Latitude
53.503691
Longitude
-2.219022