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The Halifax Public Gardens, a Victorian garden

The bandstand and geometric flower beds of the Halifax Public Gardens, photographed in 2016.
The bandstand and geometric flower beds of the Halifax Public Gardens, photographed in 2016. Halifax NS-02354 - Bandstand and Geometric Beds (28777734520) · Dennis G. Jarvis · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Halifax Public Gardens, established in 1874 by joining two older gardens, is a rare surviving example of a Victorian public garden. Superintendent Robert Power gave it a symmetrical plan, a bandstand, fountains and carpet beds in the Victorian “Gardenesque” tradition, and it remains a public park.

Scope & context

The gardens and their design, not later restoration after storms.

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