Gateway to Victoria Park, Ilkeston
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Gateway to Victoria Park, Ilkeston
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 28 Jul 2017
A fine set of cast iron gates. These were installed as part of the refurbishment of the Park with Heritage Lottery Funding in 2015-6. The originals were presumably lost as war-effort scrap during the Second World War. The park originated in 1897 but was not formally inaugurated until 1902.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.973282
Longitude
-1.313768