Talk:Platt Fields Park

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A fact from Platt Fields Park appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 April 2008.

[edit] Country park?

According to the article Country Park, the term was introduced in 1968, so Platt Fields Park could not have been one in the early 20th century - was it perhaps a public park? Earlier it may have been an English garden and earlier still, a medieval deer park. Rjm at sleepers (talk) 06:57, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

It could still have been called a country park before then; the term wasn't introduced in 1968, but designated - i.e. given a specific meaning. English garden implies landscaping, which wasn't really added until the early 20th century. I haven't heard any evidence for it being a medieval deer park. Mike Peel (talk) 07:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

The article says it was a country park in 1625. That's very early for a landscaped park (but possible). If it was really called a park in 1625, it was probably a deer park. I think the link to the 1968 designation for the early 20th century may be misleading, which is why I suggested some alternatives. Rjm at sleepers (talk) 09:42, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

PS Platt Hall park was apparently landscaped by William Emes in 1768^[1]. Rjm at sleepers (talk) 10:01, 25 April 2008 (UTC)