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William Goldring (Landscape architect)

Born: 1854 Died: 1919. Assistant Editor, 'The Garden' (1879) and Editor, 'Woods and Forests' (1883-1885). In 1887 Goldring set up in business as a Landscape architect. Elected President of the Kew Guild,London (1913).

Goldring's was associated with many projects including private houses, asylums and public parks and commissions in India, France and the United States.

His work in England included:

* Porter Brook Porter Valley Parks, Sheffield, England The Porter Valley Parks are a linked sequence of public parks and green spaces 	 created along the valley of the Porter Brook between 1855 and 1938. They comprise 	 Endcliffe Park (15.5 hectares), Bingham Park (24.5 hectares), Whiteley Woods (11.5	  hectares), Forge Dam (9.5 hectares) and Porter Clough (7.2 hectares). The Porter 	 Valley Parks are part of the Sheffield Round Walk, completed shortly after the   	  Second World War. Several naturalistic features in gritstone were made along Porter Brook, and in 	 1887 a Jubilee Monument was added. An Arts and Crafts style pavilion and lodge were 	 built in 1891. Endcliffe Park was laid out by Goldring in 1885 when Endcliffe Wood 	 was purchased. There were further extensions to Endcliffe Park in 1888 and 1929. His work in India:

* Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara