Former Keeper's Lodge, Clarence Park
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Former Keeper's Lodge, Clarence Park
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 4 Oct 2011
Late Victorian park-keeper's lodge for Clarence Park, a municipal park laid out in 1894 by the City Surveyor Mr G Ford, following the purchase and then transfer of the land by Sir John Blundell Maple, furniture magnate and resident of nearby Childwickbury (see Image). The land had previously formed part of Earl Spencer's estate. The lodge is locally listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.752677
Longitude
-0.323328