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city, and about one, one and a half and two miles distant 

 from the Exchange. 



Peel Park was formerly a private residence, but since its 

 conversion into a park the mansion has been converted into 

 a museum and free library, which are very worthy and cred- 

 itable institutions. The basement is occupied by refresh- 

 ment rooms ; in front of the mansion has lately been erected 

 a very fine equestrian statue of Sir Robert Peel, in bronze. 



This park contains about thirty-two acres, in a rectangular 

 form, lying on the west side of the river Irwell, which forms 

 the boundary line between Manchester and Salford. The 

 front, or south end, comprising about one third of the ground, 

 is thirty or forty feet above the river and nearly level. A 

 steep hill crosses nearly at right angles, and back of that the 

 land is quite flat and but a few feet above the river. 



A drive is located on the east side and sweeps around the 

 low ground, but is not used by carriages. 



The improvements are of an ordinary kind, but are well 

 kept. A gymnasium, skittle grounds, cricket grounds, &c., 

 are the attractions for the young of both sexes. 



This park and library are highly appreciated by the labor- 

 ing class of Salford and its neighborhood — thousands visiting 

 it every fine day. It was opened free to the public, August 

 22, 1846, and was named Peel Park, in compliment to Sir 

 Robert Peel, who contributed the sum of £1000 to the funds 

 raised for establishing it. 



The Queeii's Park contains thirty acres of land, with con- 

 siderable diversity of surface ; many large and well grown 

 trees, a couple of ponds supplied by a spring, a well arranged 

 flower garden and rosary. 



The drive makes a circuit of the grounds, with a central 

 branch to the old mansion near the centre, (now used for 

 refreshment rooms,) and is too much after Brown's style. 

 The paths are better, but are not what they should be ; the 

 plantations are too artificial, and are not located so as to form 

 reasons for curves in the drive or paths, &c. 



Philips Park is in the west side of the city, and con- 

 tains thirty-one acres of very undulating and fine land ; the 



