Overview
"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."
Full Product Details
Author: Ann Brooks
Publisher: Windgather Press
Imprint: Windgather Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.30cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781905119370
ISBN 10: 1905119372
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 March 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
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.' -- Bella D'Arcy Gardens and People March 2011 ... a great reference for those interested in Manchester and its history or the development of Botanic Gardens more generally.' -- Carl Legge thinkinGardens 16 May 2011 Heavily illustrated with maps, period photographs, as well as postcards, this is an excellent case study for examination by professionals and public leaders.' -- Marilyn K. Alaimo, garden writer and volunteer, Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden 2011
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.' -- Bella D'Arcy Gardens and People ... a great reference for those interested in Manchester and its history or the development of Botanic Gardens more generally.' -- Carl Legge thinkinGardens Heavily illustrated with maps, period photographs, as well as postcards, this is an excellent case study for examination by professionals and public leaders.' -- Marilyn K. Alaimo, garden writer and volunteer, Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden, 2011
