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From 'the people' to 'the citizen': the emergence of the Edwardian municipal park in Manchester, 1902–1912
2012
Urban History
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ABSTRACT:This article argues that the Edwardian municipal park represents a significant transition from the highly regulated and formal space of the Victorian park. It takes as a case-study Heaton Park in Manchester purchased in late 1901 and suggests that this park represented a transition from a Victorian people's park to an Edwardian citizen's park in which each visitor accessed facilities and amenities appropriate to their individual or group leisure interests. It addresses the comparative
doi:10.1017/s0963926812000673
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