Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

Photograph taken 01 Jan 1915 - 27 Aug 1918 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: PC10801

A group of people standing beside the park gates with the obelisk in the distance. Royal Victoria Park was opened in 1830. It was opened by Princess (later Queen) Victoria as a public pleasure park. The park was managed by a committee of wealthy Bath inhabitants and financed by voluntary contributions. It was then taken over by Bath City Council in 1921.

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Bath and North East Somerset Bath

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World War One (1914 - 1919)

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Girls feeding pigeons in the gardens with the pavilion in the background. The Buxton Pavilion Gardens were created between 1869 and 1871. They were designed by an Edward Milner. He was the apprentice of the renowned garden designer Joseph Paxton. Paxton is best known for designing the 'Crystal Palace' in London.

Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

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