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John Platt (1817 – 1872), was considered to be Oldham's leading Liberal. He successfully campaigned, in the 1840s, for a municipal charter for Oldham. He was a strong supporter of the Anti Corn Law League. His advocacy of free trade and his business knowledge led him to go to Paris with Richard Cobden to assist in the negotiations of the French Commercial Treaty. He was elected the first Liberal Mayor of Oldham in 1854, an office he was to hold twice more in 1855-56, and 1861-62. in 1865, John Platt was elected as Member of Parliament for Oldham, and was re-elected in 1868; he remained in office until his death in 1872. In 1878, this bronze statue to his memory was erected in Oldham town centre, near to the Town Hall and Market Place (see contemporary postcards at http://www.alexandra-park.com/Platt/PS.html ). The statue was moved to its present position alongside the Promenade at Alexandra Park in 1924, when the town centre was redeveloped.

John Platt (1817 – 1872), was considered to be Oldham's leading Liberal. He successfully campaigned, in the 1840s, for a municipal charter for Oldham. He was a strong supporter of the Anti Corn Law League. His advocacy of free trade and his business knowledge led him to go to Paris with Richard Cobden to assist in the negotiations of the French Commercial Treaty. He was elected the first Liberal Mayor of Oldham in 1854, an office he was to hold twice more in 1855-56, and 1861-62. In 1865, John Platt was elected as Member of Parliament for Oldham, and was re-elected in 1868; he remained in office until his death in 1872. In 1878, this bronze statue to his memory was erected in Oldham town centre, near to the Town Hall and Market Place (see contemporary postcards at http://www.alexandra-park.com/Platt/PS.html ). The statue was moved to Alexandra Park when the town centre was redeveloped in 1824.

Alexandra Park - Oldham.

The Pavilion or "Lion's Den" public shelter, with its ornate ironwork, round arches and corner turrets, was one of the original features of the park when it opened in 1865. A postcard http://www.alexandra-park.com/Lions-Den/LD.html shows it in its splendour around the turn of the twentieth century. Over the years, much of its embellishment was removed until it was dismantled in 1972 leaving only its two lions and the brick wall. Fortunately, when the park was restored, the pavilion was recreated from the original design, and once more forms the focal point along the promenade.

One of the two stone lions at either end of Image

View west along the Promenade towards the Park Road entrance, with the statue of John Platt MP on the right.