A woman reading a book on a bench in Leazes Park, in front of the stone balustrade and steps of the terrace

Date:
18 Jun 1894
Location:
Leazes Park, Leaze Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Reference:
BL12761
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Bedford Lemere daybook states that the image was taken for W B Wilkinson and Co. Leazes Park was opened in December 1873, and was the first public park in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was laid out to designs by John Laing.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Client: W B Wilkinson And Company

Landscape Gardener: Laing, John

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Victorian Public Park