Ashton Park, St Annes on Sea

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iBase ID

230278

Reference identifier

NST25012010003

Title

Ashton Park, St Annes on Sea

Place

St Annes on Sea

General notes

Formerly known as St.George's Gardens, these were renamed as Ashton Gardens in honour of Lord Ashton who bought the land and presented the gardens to the "inhabitants of St.Annes-on-Sea" in 1914. The gardens originally consisted of 14.5 acres of land which was re-shaped at a cost of nearly 26,000 pounds. The postcard shows the Lake and Bridge at Ashton Gardens. Postmark:7 August 1930
Addressee: Miss Smith,c/o,30, Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
Correspondence: Dear Harriet, Having a fine time & lovely weather. The children look a treat and are very good up to now. Love Mabel

Medium

Postcard

Colour

Sepia

Original image size

5.52 x 3.40 ins

Year of image

c1930

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Locator

700

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