Horton Park - Bradford, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 46.874 W 001° 46.782
30U E 580407 N 5959871
This public park opened in 1878.
Waymark Code: WMTZAH
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/27/2017
Views: 1
Land for the purpose of providing a public park was purchased by Bradford Council
in 1873. Horton Park was opened on 25 May 1878 by the Mayor, Briggs Priestly, MP. Areas for specific sporting activities including bowling greens, tennis
courts, a putting green, together with a children’s play area, were added during the
first half of the C21 (OS 1921, 1932).
Horton Park remains in use as a public park in the ownership of the City of
Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
The park is mainly grassed parkland, but also has some formal flower beds. There are paths around the edges of the park and a central carriageway that crosses an ornamental lake on a cast iron bridge.
Name: Horton Park
Street Location: Cross Street
Local Municipality: Bradford
State/Province, etc.: West Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: No
Date Established: 1878
Picnic Facilities: None
Recreational Facilities:
There is a children's play area and lawn bowling greens.
Monuments/Statues: None
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None
Fountains: Former ornamental drinking fountain that no longer works
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Small lake and ornamental stream
Special Events: None
Traditional Geocaches:
None
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