Meetings 2021: Difference between revisions

Meetings 2021 (view source)

14 bytes removed , 1 year ago

no edit summary

3,024

edits

Revision as of 10:22, 20 July 2022 (view source) Hooligan (talk \| contribs) No edit summary ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 21:12, 3 January 2023 (view source) Hooligan (talk \| contribs) No edit summary
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 14: ===Thursday, 17th June=== “Balloons over Hoole” - “up in the air” with overlooked pioneering 1785 Hoole ~~balloonist~~resident [[Thomas Baldwin (Balloonist)]]. He ascended 4 miles, travelling 25 miles on 8th September that year. His subsequent sketch of Chester from the air was the first actual view of the earth from above. A related article can be found on Peter's Website: [http://chester.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Baldwin here] Line 21: - The talk explored the emergence of the parks and open spaces in Hoole from the Hoole House Estate. In 1831, John Claudius Loudon, an eminent landscape designer, authority, writer and critic, visited the renowned gardens of Hoole House, “one of the most remarkable specimens of the kind in England”. He recognised the need for comprehensive public improvements. The parks and open spaces in Hoole went on to reflect this and municipal developments of the late 19th century. Linda Webb ~~<onlyinclude>~~ ===Thursday, 30th September=== Line 41 ⟶ 40: [[Chairman's Annual Report 2021]] ~~</onlyinclude>~~