Victoria park, Salisbury - a short history

[LouiseTopp]

This is Victoria park in Salisbury. The oldest park in the city it was designed by Fred Griffin (in 1887) who's father owned a wood yard along fisherton Street where the city hall now stands. Mr Griffins portrait now hangs in the Guild hall, he was mayor in Salisbury and planted all the trees in the market sqaure for Queen Victoria's jubilee.

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/...18861887-64858

The staue is of Sydney Hurbert who was an MP, and friends with Florence Knightingale. He used to stand in the market square, until he was moved. He was the only son of the 11th earl of Pembroke and his second wife. The Pembrokes go all the way back to King Henry 8th and are the queens cousins.

https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Sidney...Herbert_of_Lea

[Shadowman]

Nice capture and bit of history.

[John 2]

Interesting post and it's nice to see the Park is being looked after. Too many of these spaces have suffered neglect or have been allowed to disappear. In Preston, where I live, there is finally some signs of our local parks being valued again.