Queen's Park [9]
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Queen's Park [9]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 28 Mar 2017
The 'secret garden' at the eastern end of the park is now a community space tended by an army of volunteers. Queen's Park covers 12 acres with the large lake being some 2 acres. Once a derelict clay pit belonging to a local builder and brick maker Thomas Turner the park was laid out in an informal style in the 1950s and 1960s. The park is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and there is much history and detail at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001549
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Image Location
Latitude
51.557007
Longitude
-1.774646