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 Bradford Centenary Marker - Bradford, UK Posted by:  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
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
Overview Photograph:
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Detail Photograph:
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Web site if available: Not listed
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