St Ann's Allotments Heritage Talk

A short talk about the history and heritage of the St Ann's Allotments site. Discover the fascinating social history of St Ann's Allotments and it's unique heritage in a relaxing short talk by Mo Cooper. St Ann’s Allotments are the oldest and largest area of Victorian detached town gardens in the world, and are Grade 2* Listed by English Heritage. The site covers 75 acres, has 700 gardens, over 30 miles of hedgerow. The talk itself will last approximately 15 minutes and then there will the opportunity to look at further information, photos and talk with Mo afterwards about the wider history and heritage of the site and beyond. This talk is part of our Apple Day/Community Orchard 25th birthday celebrations! Before or after the talk, please feel free to visit our Community Orchard where there will be an opportunity to see the space, learn more about Staa and ways you can get involved. There is also a Heritage tour that can be booked on to here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003447584657?aff=oddtdtcreator Contact: This talk will be ran from the Visitor's Centre at St Ann's Allotments on Ransom Road. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the organiser Kayleigh Shooter at [email protected] If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your ticket so that we can make spaces available for others.