Trees in Bantock Park, Wolverhampton
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Trees in Bantock Park, Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 20 Oct 2010
Bantock Park occupies the triangle formed by Broad Lane, Finchfield Road and Bradmore Road. Bantock House and Museum are towards the eastern corner of the park. This view is from the pitch and putt course looking towards housing in Finchfield Road. Football pitches and a children's play area are also available. The city council's website informs us that the park is approximately 16 hectares (39.53 acres) in area. The west of the park is mostly open space, which still retains its 'rural' character, with gently undulating ground, hedgerows and a variety of trees with a nature trail. The eastern side of the park changes near Bantock House, becoming more formal. This area consists of a series of recently restored gardens, reminiscent of the detail emerging around the late nineteenth/twentieth century. The park was originally a farm owned by the Bantock family. The house and land, comprising 16 hectares, were bequeathed to the corporation of Wolverhampton (for use as a public park) on the death of the Alderman Albert Baldwin Bantock in 1938.
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Image Location
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52.579967
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