The Lincoln Arboretum is an park in

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. The park has two ponds and varied tree cover, and was designed and laid out between 1870 and 1872 by the celebrated Victorian gardener Edward Milner. The arboretum is a park of grade II importance.

History

Following the national trend of providing

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s, and with the closure of the nearby Temple Gardens, which had operated on a semi-public basis, the Lincoln Commons Act (1870) was passed. Monks Leys Common, located to the east of the city, was purchased by the Corporation through

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. Authorisation was also given to sell of the land for residential building purposes to help fund the layout and construction of the Arboretum, which would become Lincoln's first truly public park. The Arboretum has a lodge at its west entrance on Monks Road, and has three

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s of housing adjoining it to its western edge: Arboretum View, Monks Leys Terrace, and Woodland View.

Renovation of the Arboretum in 2002–2003

The Arboretum reopened on 19 September 2003, following £3 million worth of restoration work to bring it back to its original state. Works have included: overhauling and improving the facilities at Abbey Lodge to provide a community access centre and visitor tea rooms, restoration of the Victorian

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, new period railings, restoration of a

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folly, new asphalt footpaths, refurbished gardens and extensive replanting, the introduction of a new children's maze, resurfacing of the major terrace feature, refurbishment of the ponds and bridges,

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and replacement of the stone steps, new lighting columns, installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV), refurbishment of the children play area, restoration of the lion statue and restoration of the two fountain features.

Listed monuments

As well as the whole park being listed, Five of the features in the park are graded as

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: *The bandstand. A cast Iron structure of 1884. *The telephone kiosk. A type K6 designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. *The Shelter. A Late C19 Cast-iron sheet metal structure made by Lockerbie & Wilson of Birmingham. *The Lion statue. Made larger than life size in 1872 by Austin & Seeley *The Cafe. Gate lodge and refreshment room. 1872. Probably designed by Edward Milner

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External links

Official website
Lincoln, England Arboreta in England Parks and open spaces in Lincolnshire 1870 establishments in England Botanical gardens in England Forests and woodlands of Lincolnshire

History

Renovation of the Arboretum in 2002–2003

Listed monuments

See also

References

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