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Title: Lower Upton Park, Upton Park, Slough. 1976 [Go to resource]
Description: In 1843 James Bedborough bought land in the area and built 29 terraced houses and large villas overlooking a park. This estate was built for early commuters, with easy access to Windsor and London by train being the attraction. There were three separate blocks - Victoria Terrace, East Villas and West Villas. It is believed that Joseph Paxton laid out the grounds and Benjamin Baud was responsible for the houses. Mr Baud at the time was working under Wyattville in the alterations being made at Windsor Castle and was rumoured to have been dismissed by the Brompton Cemetery Company. In 1949 the grounds were sold to Slough Borough Council and renamed Herschel Park. In 1970 Upton Park was made a conservation area. 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: Houses
Lower Upton ParkTemporal: start=1976-01-01; end=1976-12-31; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Reg Harrison Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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