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Saved by the People: The Creation of Clissold Park

The archive of the Clissold Park Preservation Committee detailing its campaign to save the park for the public

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July 17, 1888July 14, 2016

The Islington Vestry contributes £2,500

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July 17, 1888July 14, 2016

Islington Vestry – The Purchase of Clissold Park – Disorderly Scenes at the Vestry

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July 13, 1888July 13, 2016

South Hornsey Local Board – Clissold Park – A Plea for the Poor

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July 13, 1888July 13, 2016

Islington Vestry meeting

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July 8, 1888July 13, 2016

Islington Vestry meeting

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July 5, 1888July 13, 2016

Clissold Park admission ticket – “To meet members of the Islington Vestry”

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June 22, 1888July 14, 2016

The Islington Gazette

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June 21, 1888July 14, 2016

“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and a fresh breeze from an open space makes no invidious distinction about confining itself to its own parish.”

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June 20, 1888July 14, 2016

‘…Another attempt was made the [Islington] Vestry to revive the question of Clissold Park…’

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