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'A Veritable Eden'. The Manchester Botanic Garden: A History
Author(s): Ann Brooks (Author)
- Publisher: Windgather Press
- Publication Date: 15 Mar. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 1905119372
- ISBN-13: 9781905119370
Book Description
The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only the former entrance gates and a street name remain. This book, illustrated with many contemporary engravings and postcards, charts the history of the Garden; its international reputation in horticultural developments and many floral triumphs; its recurrent financial crises and ultimate degeneration into a venue for cat and dog shows and final conversion to a doomed amusement park. Ann Brooks studied Pharmacy at Manchester University followed by a varied career in hospital pharmacy. Her great love of gardening and the history of the gardening movement led her to return to academia and she completed a PhD in 2007 on The Manchester Botanic Garden and the Movement for Subscription Botanic Gardens. She is the co-author of a number of papers on the history of Manchester and is currently writing a book on the movement for subscription botanic gardens and conducting research on Victorian villa gardens.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Excellently researched and clearly written by Ann Brooks, it is a story worth telling, and an important book for future generations who might wonder about that rather splendid entrance. ― Gardens and People
A great reference for those interested in Manchester and its history or the development of Botanic Gardens more generally. ―
thinkinGardensHeavily illustrated with maps, period photographs, as well as postcards, this is an excellent case study for examination by professionals and public leaders. ―
Chicago Botanic Garden
