Parkmasters

Historian Tristram Hunt goes to five key parks to find out about the architects, horticulturalists and benefactors who created them

Parkmasters - 01/02/2007

Historian Tristram Hunt goes to five key parks to find out about the architects, horticulturalists and benefactors behind them. 4/5. William Barron and West Park, Macclesfield.

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Parkmasters - James Pennethorne and Victoria Park, London

Historian Tristram Hunt explores the people and ideas behind our public parks. Pennethorne created the East London park for some of the poorest people in the capital.

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Parkmasters - John Claudius Loudon and Derby Arboretum

A passionate advocate of parks for the people, Loudon put his well-documented theories into practice in Derby, paying extraordinary attention to detail.

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Parkmasters - Joseph Paxton and Birkenhead Park

Historian Tristram Hunt explores the people and ideas behind our public parks. Paxton set out to bring the grandeur of the aristocratic garden to the working people of Birkenhead.

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