Great Parks, Great Designers

by Paul A. Rabbitts

Much has been written about the history of Victorian life, the Industrial Revolution and the improvements brought about by the great reformers, including the many improvements to recreation and leisure. Public parks were one such introduction and many were laid out from the 1850s onwards and up until the beginning of the Second World War. Joseph Paxton is the most famous of our park designers, along with J. C. Loudon, James Pennethorne, and Thomas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445671972
• ISBN13: 9781445671970
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"