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Various photographs of Heaton Park.
Situated about four miles from Mancheste, it has some handsome stone structures, built under the superintendence of Wyatt. The Hall as columns of the Ionic order and a circular projection in the centre, surmounted by a spacious dome.
The Orangery was added to the house by the 2nd Earl of Wilton around 1823. It appears to have been designed by Lewis Wyatt as it is similar to his orangeries at Tatton and Belton. He also added the impressive chimney stacks at the same time. Heaton's Orangery has a direct access from the east wing of the house and as the wife of the 2nd Earl, Lady Mary Stanley was a keen botanist it may well have been added for her. It was designed with a domed, glazed roof, fronted by a formal garden with two large copies of the Borghese Vase. The roof was removed after Manchester City Council purchased the park in 1902.
On rising ground is a round Temple, fron which extensive views of Manchester are obtained.Used as a location for Coronation Street.
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