An elevated view over the gardens at Alton Towers with the house in the distance

Date:: 1853 - 1908

Location:: Alton Towers, Gardens, Farley, Alton Park, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire

Reference:: OP08949

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

The gardens at Alton Towers were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury and his successors during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The original negative for this image is held by the University of Aberdeen, Library and Historic Collections.

Archival History

The original negative for this image is held by the University of Aberdeen, Library and Historic Collections.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/37 Early Photographic Print Collection: Staffordshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Georgian Pleasure Garden