19th & 20th centuries Windsor Great Park

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queen elizabeth ii , ronald reagan riding on horseback in grounds of windsor great park during president reagan s 1982 official visit united kingdom.


queen victoria greatest patron of park. following death of beloved albert, largely withdrew public life, retreating in part park. @ adjoining frogmore built royal mausoleum albert. later buried there upon own death, along number of other subsequent members of royal family.


during 19th , 20th century, 1 of main events farmers near , far christmas sale of stock royal windsor estates. held on same week smithfield show, buyers came on country buy monarch. sale in 1850 held on 17 december messrs buckland & sons of windsor, , included superior fat heifers £20 each; 10 fat ewes, fed prince albert 33/10; fine old wether sheep fed grace duke of buccleuch 40/6. sale made total of £226. on 12 december 1894, messrs buckland & sons proud announce:



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during world wars, smith s lawn area of park used housing troops. during 1940s, of deer park ploughed , farmed food, involved felling of hundreds of ancient trees. on 200 large bombs fell on land, including several v-2 rockets. during 1948 summer olympics, park used road cycling venue. in 1950s, park gradually turned recreation area open public today. involved re-planting of savill gardens (which had been allowed run wild during war) , new valley gardens. in 1951, large wall creeping plants built @ savill using bricks bombed-out london buildings. in 1958, totem pole installed nearby, gift british columbia queen.


in 1972 ubi dwyer organised people s free festival , first of windsor free festivals in park, attended 700 people. co-organiser sid rawle claimed windsor great park has been common land until 18th century, , inclosed (made private) george iii. prince philip, duke of edinburgh reported furious . ubi , allies repeated festival in 1973 @ least 1,400 in attendance. in 1973 windsor great park regulations introduced. in 1974, 7,000 people turned violently broken police, made 220 arrests , festival banned. dwyer jailed next year distributing leaflets promote festival , rawle given 3 months reproducing parts of ubi s leaflets in underground newspaper international times.


a new visitor centre designed glenn howells architects , buro happold opened in june 2006, , nominated 2007 stirling prize.








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