The Swings. Trentham Gardens. Photographed by William Blake.

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Date:1900 - 1940 (c.)

Description:View of the children's play park at Trentham Gardens, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Trentham Gardens estate was home and pleasure gardens to the Dukes of Sutherland from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. The family abandoned the property and the grounds were then opened to the public.

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Click here for a historic overview of Trentham Gardens by David Mckie at Guardian Unlimited.* Learn more about Trentham Gardens at Staffordshire Past-Track.*

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Creators: Mr William Blake - Creator

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Source: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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