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Queen's Park, Rochdale

Coordinates: 53°36′05″N 2°13′08″W / 53.60137°N 2.21880°W / 53.60137; -2.21880
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Queen's Park
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TypeMunicipal park
LocationHeywood, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°36′05″N 2°13′08″W / 53.60137°N 2.21880°W / 53.60137; -2.21880
Areac. 13 hectares (32 acres)[1]
Created1879 (1879)
Operated byRochdale Borough Council
Designation
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameQueen's Park, Rochdale
Designated9 August 2001
Reference no.1001541
WebsiteQueen's Park, Heywood

Queen's Park is a public park in Heywood, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.

History

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The park is situated on land formerly owned by a local cotton manufacturer Charles Martin Newhouse.[2] He died in 1873 without a will, so his estate reverted to Queen Victoria through the Duchy of Lancaster, who subsequently gifted the land to the Heywood Local Board.[3] The park was laid out on the former grounds of Heywood House and opened on 2 August 1879.[1][4]

In 1923, additional land was donated by alderman David Healey, which extended the park eastwards to include a boating lake.[1]

The park was Grade II listed on 9 August 2001.[1]

Features

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Queen's Park Lodge and three-basin ornamental fountain were both designed by the Harrogate architectural practice H. E. and A. Bown in 1878.[5]

The park contains a number of facilities, including a café, open-air theatre, children's play area, bowling greens and a tennis court.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Queen's Park, Rochdale". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Queen's Park (Green Flag Award), Heywood". rochdale.gov.uk. Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Clarke, Liv (23 September 2022). "Royal connection of delightful Greater Manchester park that nearly never was". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "The Opening of Queen's Park". heywoodhistory.com. Heywood History. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Arthur Bown". manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk. Architects of Greater Manchester. Retrieved 5 January 2024.