Queens Park, Crewe
53°05′49″N 2°28′12″W / 53.097°N 2.470°W
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] 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.[3]
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.[1]
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.[4]
The Friends of Queens Park help to raise money for events held in the park.[5][a]
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- ^ a b Historic England. "Queen's Park, Crewe (1001412)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Queens Park Crewe". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^ Drummond,, D. K. Crewe – Railway Town, Company & People, 1840–1914.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Queens Park Renovation Project". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Queen's Park Stakeholders' Meeting No 18". Friends of Queens Park. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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