Bradford Centenary Marker - Bradford, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 48.377 W 001° 44.603
30U E 582750 N 5962701
This memorial stone, and a 100 trees, were placed in Peel Park to celebrate the centenary of the date the Bradford received its charter as a City.
Waymark Code: WMJJ8F
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 3

Peel Park is a 22.6-hectare (56-acre) urban public park in the Bolton and Undercliffe area of Bradford, England, located about 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-east of the city centre, and named after Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850). Peel Park was Bradford's first public park.

The plaque on the stone gives the details of the centenary celebrations.
CITY OF BRADFORD CENTENARY
1897 - 1997

IN CELEBRATION OF THE CITY OF BRADFORD
CENTENARY, ONE HUNDRED TREES WERE PLANTED IN
PEEL PARK BY THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL, THE LORD
MAYOR OF BRADFORD (CLLR TONY CAIRNS) ASSISTED
BY PUPILS OF LISTER LANE SCHOOL, UNDERCLIFFE
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF
BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
1ST DECEMBER 1997.
Subject: City

Commemoration: CENTENARY

Date of Founding: 1897

Date of Commemoration: 12/1/1997

Address:
Peel Park Bolton Road Bradford West Yorkshire United Kingdom BD2 4BX


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