Queens Park, Crewe

Coordinates: 53°05′49″N 2°28′12″W / 53.097°N 2.470°W / 53.097; -2.470

Queens Park looking towards the pavilion

Queens Park in Crewe, Cheshire is a Grade II* public park opened in 1887, little changed from its original plan.[1] It was laid out by railway engineer Francis Webb, Richard Moon, mayor of Crewe in 1888, and garden designer Edward Kemp.[2]

History

As of 2014 the park is undergoing a major £6.5 million restoration that includes a new children's playground, a new cafe and bowls pavilion, and significant reconstruction work to bridges and footpaths.[3]

A story that the park is a product of 1880s railway politics when the London and North Western Railway bought the land and donated it to the town to prevent the Great Western Railway from building a railway line through it is almost certainly untrue.[4]

The Friends of Queens Park help to raise money for events held in the park. The Friends are a community group who represent the park, they also raise money to put on events in the Park and to implement new ideas.

Features

The park is a popular spot for the inhabitants of Crewe and features the largest lake in the area, which also has boats for hire. Other prominent features of the park include a Victorian clock tower, a man-made waterfall, a large playground, and several statues and fountains, including monuments to the British soldiers killed in the Boer War and the first Gulf War.

Sport

A parkrun takes place at the park each Saturday morning at 9am. It began on 17 February 2018.[5]

See also

References

Notes

    Citations

    1. ↑ Historic England. "Queen's Park, Crewe (1001412)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
    2. ↑ "Queens Park Crewe". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
    3. ↑ "Queens Park Renovation Project". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
    4. ↑ Drummond,, D. K. Crewe – Railway Town, Company & People, 1840–1914.
    5. ↑ http://www.parkrun.org.uk/crewe/results/eventhistory/
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