Handsworth Park, Handsworth

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Date:1890

Description:Boating pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, apparently towards the end of the day. The original 21-acre park was opened as Victoria Park to mark the Golden Jubilee of 1887 and later extended to cover 69 acres.


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1890s
Handsworth Park, Handsworth
Handsworth Park, Handsworth

Boating pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, presumably an evening scene. The original ...

1930s
Handsworth Park Fountain
Handsworth Park Fountain

Drinking fountain beside the pool in Handsworth Park, Handsworth, 1933

1960s
Birmingham Show, Handsworth
Birmingham Show, Handsworth

At the Birmingham Show, Handsworth, in 1960. The show was held at Handsworth Park ...

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Source: Local Studies and History Department

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