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[[Image:Gainsborough holywells park.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Holywells Park as portrayed by [[Thomas Gainsborough]]]] |
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'''Holywells Park''' is a {{convert|67|acre|m2|sing=on}} public [[park]] in [[Ipswich]], [[England]] situated between Nacton Road and Cliff Lane, near to [[Ipswich dock]]. |
'''Holywells Park''' is a {{convert|67|acre|m2|sing=on}} public [[park]] in [[Ipswich]], [[England]] situated between Nacton Road and Cliff Lane, near to [[Ipswich dock]]. |
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'''Opening Times:''' Park opens 7.30am Monday – Saturday, Sunday opening 9.00am. The closing times vary with daylight hours - [http://holywellspark.org.uk/ details here] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 14:28, 26 September 2017
Holywells Park is a 67-acre (270,000 m2) public park in Ipswich, England situated between Nacton Road and Cliff Lane, near to Ipswich dock.
Opening Times: Park opens 7.30am Monday – Saturday, Sunday opening 9.00am. The closing times vary with daylight hours - details here
History
The land was owned by the Bishops but it was then owned by Henry VIII.[1]
The land was bought by John Cobbold in 1812[1] who brought his wife Elizabeth Cobbold and their large family here to live in 1814.[2] Previously private land, it was opened to the public in 1936.[1]
The park contains a Grade II listed orangery, built in the late 19th century[3]
The park contains a children's play area, a bowling green, woodland, ponds and natural streams.
In summer 2007 work was completed on a new play area, Situated on the site of the old play area. Work was also carried out to remove the paddling pool and in turn making a new stream joining the 3rd pond to the lake at the holywells road end of the park.
References
- ^ a b c holywellspark.org.uk. "History".
- ^ Friends of Holywells Park
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database ({{{num}}})". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
External links
Further reading
- Clive Hodges. 2016. 'Holywells, Home of the Cobbolds'. Ivybridge: [The Cobbold Family History Trust].
- Wessex Archeology restoration project
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