Myrtle Gardens, 1969 Boys’ Orphanage, Myrtle Street, 1885 Girls’ Orphanage, Myrtle Street, 1885 The site of Myrtle Gardens has an interesting history as these three previously unpublished photographs show. In 1800, the original Botanic Gardens were sited there before being removed to Edge Lane in 1836. Myrtle Street was a pleasant rural lane but was soon absorbed into [...]

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