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Royal Victoria Park (other)
Royal Victoria Park may refer to the following parks in England: *Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Somerset *Royal Victoria Park, Bristol, see Brentry Hospital *Royal Victoria Country Park The Royal Victoria Country Park is a country park in Netley, Hampshire, England, by the shores of Southampton Water. It comprises of mature woodland and grassy parkland, as well as a small shingle beach. From 1863 until 1966, the site w ... near Southampton, Hampshire {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Victoria Park, Bath
Royal Victoria Park is located in Bath, England. It was opened in 1830 by the 11-year-old Princess Victoria seven years before her ascension to the throne and was the first park to carry her name, with an obelisk dedicated to her. It was privately run as part of the Victorian public park movement until 1921 when it was taken over by the Bath Corporation. The park is overlooked by the Royal Crescent and consists of 57 acres (231,000 m²) with attractions that include a skateboard ramp, tennis, bowling and putting green and 12 and 18 hole golf course, open-air concerts, a large children's play area and a 9-acre (36,000 m²) botanical garden. Seasonal attractions include carnival fairs and hosted events. It has received a Green Flag award, the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales and is Grade I registered by Historic England on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The Botanical Gardens The Botanical Gardens were formed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentry Hospital
Brentry Hospital was a hospital in Brentry, a northern suburb of Bristol, England. The building was constructed as a family home, one among many English country houses for the Somerset gentry. Now known as Repton Hall, after its famous architect, it has been converted into residential apartments. History Brentry House, which was commissioned by William Payne, a Bristol merchant, and designed by Humphry Repton and his son John was completed in 1802. It was acquired by John Cave, a banker, in around 1817 and then by the Miller family in the 1850s. The house was converted to become the main administration block for the Brentry Certified Inebriate Reformatory in 1898. The facility became an institution for the mentally ill as the Brentry Certified Institution in 1922 and was renamed the Brentry Colony in 1930. It joined the National Health Service as Brentry Hospital in 1948. After the hospital closed in 2000, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |