Sheffield Botanical Gardens
- Sheffield Botanical Gardens
in 19 acres (77,000 m²) of land.
The gardens were designed by Robert Marnock and first opened in 1836. The most notable feature of the gardens are the Grade II* listed glass pavilions, restored and reopened in 2003. Other notable structures are the main gateway, a Crimean War Memorial, and a bear pit.
The Sheffield Botanical and Horticultural Society was formed in 1833 and by 1834 had obtained £7,500 in funding. The money was raised selling shares, permitting the purchase of 18 acres of south-facing farmland from local snuff manufacturer Joseph Wilson. 12,000 people visited the Gardens on their opening in the Summer of 1836. Sheffield's Town Trust assumed the management of the gardens in the closing years of the 19th. century, when they repaid the shareholders the nominal value of their £5 shares. The Trust abolished the existing entry charge and since that time entry to the Botanical Gardens has remained free. Though the Town Trust are still the owners, Sheffield Corporation signed a 99-year lease on 18 December 1951, thereby taking over management. [http://www.sbg.org.uk/historydetail.asp| "Detailed History" - Sheffield Botanical Gardens Website]
The gardens hold the national collection of the genus "Weigela" and the closely related "Diervilla".
References
External links
* [http://www.sbg.org.uk Sheffield Botanical Gardens website]
* [http://www.gardenvisit.com/g/shef1.htm Sheffield Botanical Gardens - information on garden history]
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