The land originally belonged to the Houghton Family. They built Hendham Hall on the site in 1800. In 1845 the park was designed and laid out by Joshua Major and purchased by Manchester Corporation for £7,200 in 1846. The original Hendham Hall was demolished in 1880 and four years later a new building replaced it (seen above). It was designed to be a museum and art gallery and later date it became a branch of Manchester City Art Gallery. Queens Park is a large gently steeped green space located on one of North Manchester's main access routes. It is a formal park with rose gardens and used mainly for walking, hosting community festivals and events, children's play and school 'Nature Hunts' which are held on a regular basis.The centrepiece of the park by J. Allison, 1883 - 4, on the site of Hendleham Hall. Red brick, with a gabled porch and otherwise just an even set of ground-floor windows and no upper windows except in the entrance bay, as the upper rooms are top-lit. In gardens facing the museum was a statue by John Cassidy of Benjamin Brierly. Next to the park is Manchester general cemetry.
To the cache: Need to be carefull about muggles walking around park or on cemetry /still alive/. Put the cache back properly, be sure it´s not upside down, or visible. Thanx for your FP. Happy caching