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 Harold Park - North Bierley, UK Posted by:  dtrebilc
N 53° 45.427 W 001° 46.356
30U E 580921 N 5957198
This public park was opened as a memorial to Harold Gathorne-Hardy who was connected with a nearby ironworks.
Waymark Code: WMV21V
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/10/2017
Views: 2
"Harold Park is so named to perpetuate the memory of Harold Gathorne Hardy, who was a distinguished member of the Hardy family, connected with the founding and success of the Low Moor Ironworks. He died prematurely in 1881, aged 32.
The park was appropriated as a Public Park or Recreation Ground under the Inclosure (Wibsey Slack and Low Moor Commons) Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1881. It was part of the North Bierley Urban District, and opened to the public on 19th September 1885. North Bierley became part of Bradford City Council in 1899 and the park was further extended with a recreation ground around that time." link
Name: Harold Park
Street Location: Park Road
Local Municipality: North Bierley
State/Province, etc.: West Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Harold Gathorne Hardy
Date Established: 1885
Recreational Facilities:
Children's Playground, Soccer, Tennis, Lawn Bowling, Table Tennis
Monuments/Statues: Commemorative Obelisk, Boer War Memorial
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: 2 ornamental lakes which attract lots of birdlife
Special Events: Easter Egg Hunt, Summer Gala, Halloween Evening, Remembrance Day Service, Candle Light Carol Service
Traditional Geocaches:
Tonys Cache
Picnic Facilities: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
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