
What is recorded here
Topical Ravine in the Botanic Gardens holds a blue plaque naming Charles McKimm, 1848 to 1907, first General Superintendent of Belfast Parks from 1903 to 1907. The Ulster History Circle recorded the marker. McKimm shaped those parks during his final years, turning public land into living space before his death in 1907.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Charles McKimm 1848-1907 First General Superintendent of Belfast Parks 1903-1907 Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Charles McKimm was a prominent landscape architect who significantly shaped the green spaces of Belfast as the first General Superintendent of Belfast Parks from 1903 to 1907.
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Photo: Kenneth Allen on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0