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[David Price]

Primrose Hill Park, Regent's Park, and Hampstead Heath, William Ray Smee 62152
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For those wishing to know: William Ray Smee lived near Regent's Park in 
London, and was concerned about the vast number of people who filled in 
the park (this was around 1873).  In particular there were thousands of 
kids who wanted to play, and nowhere near enough space.  He wrote the the 
Prime Minister asking the Government to buy land to extend the park, 
running it to Primrose Hill Park (which was to the north) and thence to 
Hamspstead Heath.  I'm not really sure why he printed the pamphlet as he 
should have written to the Metropolitan Board of Works, not the P.M., as 
Gladstone wrote back and told him.

All the best,
David,
Sunny England but plenty of light gray clouds