[Online event] The Story of St Giles Hill Park, Part II: The Park’s Early Years
Tue, 23 Jan
|Zoom meeting - register to join
In this online event - the second in a series of three - Park Friends chair Harry Mycock will look back to the original decision to purchase land for a public park on St Giles Hill, early designs and plantings, and the Park’s subsequent extension to encompass the lower slopes of the Hill.
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Time & Location
23 Jan 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
Zoom meeting - register to join
Guests
About The Event
St Giles Hill Park is a most valued Park in the City of Winchester. Its story is a fascinating one and in January there is an opportunity to hear about it.
Accomplished researcher, Chartered Horticulturist and Chair of the Friends of St Giles Hill Park, Harry Mycock, has been unearthing the story of St Giles Hill Park and would like to share the progress so far.
In a series of three Zoom meetings in January 2024, Harry will trace the history of this special place from its early origins to the setting for one of Europe's greatest medieval trade fairs, to the creation and development of the present Park, which will mark its 150th anniversary in 2028.
This second event in the series will take place on Tuesday 23 Jan 18.00-19.00 and cover the purchase, design and planting of the new Park and its extension to encompass the lower slopes of the Hill. A follow up event on Tuesday 30 Jan 18.00-19.00 will cover the development of the Park up to and including the present day (see separate listings for this and related events).