Monday, April 10, 2023

In The People's Park

 


Another of the "Sketches of Halifax" from the 1882 article in the Illustrated London News.

"In The People's Park: The People's Park, given to the town by the late Sir Francis Crossley ... was laid out with much taste and skill by Sir Joseph Paxton; and its terrace, shown in one of our Sketches, likewise commands an interesting view"

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