The London Gardener

Floricultural Societies and Their Shows in the East End of London 1860-1875

Author - Julia Matheson
Originally published in Volume 8 (2002-03)

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‘An East-End Flower-Show’, illustrated in The Day of Rest, 1873. Less ambitious flower shows than the grander ones described in this article were equally popular, using venues such as church halls. (COURTESY TOWER HAMLETS LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES)