Peel Park, Salford
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Peel Park is a public urban park in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, located on the flood plain of the River Irwell below Salford Crescent and adjacent to the University of Salford. It was the first of three public parks to be opened on 22 August 1846, for the people of Manchester and Salford, paid for by public subscription. The park was the main public venue for the 1851 royal visit of Queen Victoria to Manchester and Salford and has been the subject of a number of paintings by the Salford artist, L.S. Lowry.
Peel Park from behind Salford Museum
Victoria Arch circa 1905
Statue of Queen Victoria in front of the Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Flood obelisk showing 1866 flood level of 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m). A second flood line was added at 4 feet 3 inches (1.30 m) after the floods of 1870
L. S. Lowry
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Laurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist. His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester as well as Salford and its vicinity.
Lowry at work
Lowry's former home, 117 Station Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire
The Peel Building, where Lowry studied at the Royal Technical College, Salford. It overlooks Peel Park, the subject of a number of his paintings. His pencil drawing "A View from the window of the Royal Technical College, Salford" (1924) was drawn from the balconied window on the upper floor.