Mansfield, Notts.
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Mansfield, Notts.
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 13 Sep 2013
With Nottingham Road (the A60) almost immediately behind the photographer, these are the pétanque pistes in Titchfield Park. The land was once a water meadow - perhaps prone to flooding by the River Maun - that was owned by the Duke of Portland. He leased it to the local Board of Improvement Commissioners in 1879, "in order that a recreational park for the public might be created". In 1914 it was renamed, from “Nottingham Road Pleasure Grounds” (a.k.a. The Water Meadows), to mark the coming of age of the Duke of Portland's son, the Marquis of Titchfield. This son was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, the 4th Duke of Portland and his wife Henrietta, née Scott. The Marquis was elected to the House of Commons in 1819 as a Tory Member of Parliament for Bletchingley, although he lost that seat and became the M.P. for Kings Lynn in 1822. Unfortunately, he died in 1924 at the age of 27 yrs.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.139205
Longitude
-1.195872