Philips Park and Philips Park Cemetery
Philips Park is on the south side of the River Medlock, and Philips Park Cemetery is on the north side.
The park has the distinction of being Manchester's original public park and Mark Philips, who was the Member of Parliament for Manchester, opened it in 1846. It was the first of its kind in Britain and it set the standard for many others that soon followed in towns and cities throughout Britain. It was designed to have walks, expansive lakes and glasshouses for exotic plants. It is also famous for its annual Tulip Festival, which is still held every year.
Philips Park Cemetery was opened in 1863.
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Fondling of a happy pair,”
—Ambrose Philips (1675–1749)
“Therefore awake! make haste, I say,
And let us, without staying,
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“The cemetery isn’t really a place to make a statement.”
—Mary Elizabeth Baker, U.S. cemetery committee head. As quoted in Newsweek magazine, p. 15 (June 13, 1988)