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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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Cannon Hill was donated to the city by Louise Ryland in 1815 and laid out as a park by John Gibson. ...
Cannon Hill Park, previously Cannon Hill Meadows Farm, was given to the city by Louisa Ann Ryland the ...
The smaller of the two boating lakes. These were constructed and drained for the opening of the park ...
An old postcard. The rest of the caption reads "My time has been very pleasantly filled in here".
Cannon Hill Park 1896. A postcard from the "Francis Frith Collection"
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