What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Blue Plaque: Warley Woods. Its recorded inscription reads: SMETHWICK LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY The parkland of WARLEY WOODS was landscaped by Humphrey Repton for Samuel Galton in the 1790s and opened to the public in 1906 2000
Humphrey Repton, a prominent landscape architect of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, designed Warley Woods for Samuel Galton, showcasing his influence on English parkland design.
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