A truly rare Antiquarian
book now available as an eBook (PDF
format)
Windsor
Park and Forest
William Menzies, 1904
A Short History of the
Park and Forest
From
the Preface: "This volume is
dedicated to the memory of my father,
William Menzies, whose official position
as deputy Surveyor of Windsor Great Park
and Forest for twenty-nine years
afforded him, special opportunities for
obtaining reliable information relating
to the Royal Domain. I have largely
availed myself of his original work
published in 1864 which was the first
history of Windsor Park and Forest ever
produced and the earliest published work
illustrated by photographs. A few of
these are reproduced specially for this
volume, the trees having changed so
little in character the illustrations
represent them practically as they are
at the present day."
William Menzies. 1904.
The original cover
One of the
full page illustrations
Description
This very rare publication by William
Menzies follows upon the equally rare
Windsor Park and Forest of 1864 published
by Menzies' father in 1864. It is now made
available as an eBook in PDF format in
support of the Royal Windsor Website.
Subjects
include the following: Ascot Race Course,
Belvidere Wood, Caesar's Camp, Cedar
Drive, Coronation Oak, Cranbourne Tower,
Cumberland Lodge, Diamond Jubilee Oak,
Enclosure of the Forest, Fishing Cottage,
Forest Gate, Goat of the Welsh Fusiliers,
Herne's Oak, Heronry, Holly Grove, King
Edward VII's Oak, King of Italy's Oak,
King of Portugal's Oak, Largest tree in
the Royal Domain, Lime Tree Avenue, Long
Walk, Maiden Oak Plantation at Cranbourne,
Mistletoe Oak, Norden's Map of the Park,
Oak Leaf Roller Moth, Obelisk, Parish
Boundary Trees, Plantations made since
1861, Pollards, Prince Consort's Memorial
Oak, Prince Consort's Plantation, Prince
Consort's Statue, Prince Consort's
Workshops, Prince of Wales' Silver Wedding
Oak, Private Chapel, Queen Adelaide's
Beech, Queen Anne's Drive, Queen Anne's
Oak, Queen Charlotte's Oak, Queen
Victoria's Avenue, Queen Victoria's Oak,
Racehorse "Eclipse", Royal and Military
Reviews, Rhododendron Walk, Royal
Agricultural Society's Jubilee Show, Royal
Vinery, Ruins at Virginia Water, Scarlet
Oak Avenue, Smith's Lawn, Statue on Snow
Hill, Surveys of Timber, Swinley, Virginia
Water, White Deer Enclosure, William the
Conqueror's Oak.
50 pages.
Map of the Great Park with significant
trees located, 28 halftones.
Price
£6.95
Fully
illustrated
Downloadable
PDF format
NB Email file size
prevents us from sending this
eBook to you. Following payment
therefore you will be given a web
page address from which the
Acrobat can be downloaded.
In order to retain high quality
graphics, this PDF file is
over 70Mb.
Proceeds
are used to support the
Royal Windsor Website and Forum
PDF documents can be
read on any computer and an individual
copy printed out if required for
personal use. Copyright of the
electronic version remains with The
Royal Windsor Website.
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