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Description: | Salt Hill Recreation Ground was given to the town through the generosity of James Elliman. He provided 26 acres of land that had once belonged to the Godolphin family, the buildings and landscaping. An additional £10,000 was given to create an endowment fund for its' upkeep. The park was opened in March 1907.This postcard shows The Barn which was built as a refreshment room. The Barn, clearly visible from the Bath Road, is still a feature of the park which is now known as Salt Hill Park. In March 2007 the centenary of the park was marked by the planting of a tree in the park by descendants of James Elliman.
The postcard is part of the "Exclusive Sepiatone Series" published by The Photochrom Co Ltd, London and Tunbridge Wells, and is numbered 58613. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Slough Library | Subjects: | Bath Road ; James Elliman ; Salt Hill Park ; Recreation Ground ; Salt Hill Playing Fields ; Godolphin ; The Photochrom Co Ltd Public parks | Temporal: | start=1920-01-01; end=1935-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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