Louisa Ryland

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Description:Cannon Hill Park, previously Cannon Hill Meadows Farm, was given to the city by Louisa Ann Ryland the daughter of Samuel Ryland a Birmingham manufacturer.
Cannon Hill Park was opened to the public on 1 September 1873 and included, a carriage drive, two lakes, Bathing Pool and Lido, refreshment pavilion, lodge and six glasshouses all erected at Miss Ryland’s expense but with staff and maintenance budget provided by the Corporation.

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The Golden Lion

This grade II listed building is believed to have been a clergy house and a school for the Guild of ...

The Sons of Rest

The Sons of Rest movement started in 1927, when a group of ‘Industrial Veterans’ met at Handsworth Park. ...

Hothouses at Cannon Hill Park

Closed to the public at the moment. Inside you will find over 55 varieties of Codiaeums, which make ...

The War Memorial

This Memorial, to 521 Soldiers from Birmingham who died in the South African war of 1899-1902, was designed ...

The Boy Scout War Memorial

Originally dedicated to Boy Scouts who fell in World War 1. Updated in memory of Boy Scouts that lost ...

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