Blackburn, Corporation Park 1895
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Blackburn possessed six parks, but Corporation Park was the one laid out on clear Victorian lines. Sixty acres were transformed with terraced walks, as we see here. A magnificent palm house, lake and conservatory were also part of this lovely park. Over 60,000 people turned up to see it opened on 23 October 1857. The making of the park provided work for many of the unemployed cotton workers. Notice that every single person in our photograph, from the youngest to the oldest, is wearing a hat. Top hats, boaters, bowlers, billy cocks and bonnets - they are all here.
An extract from Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories.
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