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| Name: | Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
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| HER No.: | 31535 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Designation: | None recorded |
Summary
A late 19th century public park designed by William Barron & Sons
| Grid Reference: | SK 378 708 |
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| Parish: | CHESTERFIELD |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Full Description
In 1886 the first proposal was made by the then Mayor of Chesterfield, Alderman T P Wood, for the creation of a public park to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. Some 17 acres known as Maynard's Meadows to the south of the town was purchased, with a further 5 acres being bought in 1889. In the same year the site was enclosed by a stone wall. A scheme was drawn up by William Barron and Sons of Borrowash, Derbyshire, with curvilinear walks, a lake, cricket pitch and lawns or football pitch. Queen's Park was officially opened to the public on August 2 1893. A cricket pitch was constructed in 1893-4 while the assoicated pavilion was built in 1898. Late 19th century prk facilities included a bandstand, boating lake, cycle track and gymnasium; plans for public baths were not implemented. (1)
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SDR19648 - Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Part 10, Derbyshire. Queen's Park. |
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