Queen’s Park Postcard

Queen’s Park, Hastings

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Description

Postcard caption – “Queens Park, Hastings.   Clapham Series 2112”

Renamed Victoria Square to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee
Band rotunda officially opened 30 June 1909
Rush and James designed the Arabian style rotunda
Builder – JW Monk; Tonkin Eddy and Company, sole agents for Luke and Company, Wellington ironmongers
James Collins presented seats and the Hastings Borough Council laid the concrete paths.

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Looking forward to seeing you soon. G.P.
Very best wishes for Xmas & [Christmas and] New Year
Gendip[?] P

Miss Renner[?]
c/o Mrs. McClu[…]
No. 5. Adam St.
Brooklyn
Wellington

Subjects

Location

Hastings

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Postcard

People

  • J W Monk
  • James Collins

Accession number

907/1852/41524

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