The Municipal Parks, Gardens, and Open Spaces of London: Their History and Associations

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Municipal Parks, Gardens, and Open Spaces of London: Their History and Associations
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John James Sexby
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:674
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 153
Category/GenreLandscape art and architecture
History of architecture
British and Irish History
Management of land and natural resources
Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
ISBN/Barcode 9781108076135
ClassificationsDewey:712.609421
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Plates, black and white; 183 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 December 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This survey, and fascinating history, of the public green spaces of London was published in 1898. Its author, John J. Sexby, the Chief Officer of Parks of the London County Council, is described as a lieutenant-colonel and a professional associate of the Surveyors' Institution, from which it can be deduced that he probably worked as a surveyor in the army. His skills as a horticulturalist and garden designer cannot be doubted, and he left his mark on many of the municipal parks and gardens about which he writes with such enthusiasm. Sexby focuses on the municipal parks (those maintained by local authorities) rather than the nationally managed parks in central London. He describes large open spaces such as Hampstead Heath as well as small, disused churchyards like that of St Dunstan's in Stepney, providing details of their former owners and use as well as their present condition.