Cannon Hill Park is a park located in south Birmingham, England. It is the most popular park in the city, covering 250 acres (101 ha) consisting of formal, conservation, woodland and sports areas. Recreational activities at the park include boating, fishing, bowls, tennis, putting and picnic areas.
On 18 April 1873,[1] a local benefactor, Miss Louisa Ann Ryland (1814–89) of Barford Hill House, Warwickshire, gave just over 57 acres (23 ha)[1] of meadow land, known as Cannon Hill Fields, to the Corporation and paid for the draining of the site to create a public park. J.T Gibson of Battersea was employed to transform the site. He constructed two large lakes, the smaller ornamental ponds and a bathing pool. 35 acres were devoted to ornamental gardens and shrub borders. Kew Gardens donated seeds and plants to establish the collection, this collection was used by students to enable them to study botany. It opened to the public in September 1873. A further 7 acres (2.8 ha) were given by the brewer John Holder in 1897, and in 1898 5 acres (2.0 ha) were acquired to straighten the River Rea, which is now culverted and runs along the western edge.
In 1911 a 16th-century timbered house was moved from Deritend and re-erected in the park by the Birmingham Archaeological Society, to serve as a refreshment room and cricket pavilion. Named the Golden Lion Inn it is a Grade II listed building but is now in a very poor state of repair and fenced-off. The bandstand, the bridge over the lake ('Red Carriage Bridge'), and Cannon Hill House are also Grade II Listed.
The Scout memorial
Another memorial, unveiled on 27 July 1924, commemorates Scouts who fell in the First and (by later inscription) Second World Wars. It is in concrete, and was designed by the architect William Haywood.
Elan Valley Reservoirs - model in Cannon Hill Park
A scale model of the Elan Valley Reservoirs, in the form of ornamental ponds, is located in a Japanese garden near the mac. It was built in the 1960s.
A free 5 kilometre parkrun running event is held in the park every Saturday morning at 9am[6] and usually attracts over 750 runners each week. A free 2 kilometre junior parkrun event for children aged between 4 and 14 takes place at 9am on Sunday mornings.
The Great Birmingham 10k and Great Birmingham Run half-marathon events also pass through the park.
Referencesedit
^ abShowell's Dictionary of Birmingham. Cornish Brothers. 1885. p. 30.
^"Birmingham war memorial to be restored". The Birmingham Press. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
cannon, hill, park, park, located, south, birmingham, england, most, popular, park, city, covering, acres, consisting, formal, conservation, woodland, sports, areas, recreational, activities, park, include, boating, fishing, bowls, tennis, putting, picnic, are. Cannon Hill Park is a park located in south Birmingham England It is the most popular park in the city covering 250 acres 101 ha consisting of formal conservation woodland and sports areas Recreational activities at the park include boating fishing bowls tennis putting and picnic areas Cannon Hill ParkCannon Hill Park lakeTypePublic parkLocationBirmingham EnglandCoordinates52 27 11 N 1 54 04 W 52 453 N 1 901 W 52 453 1 901Operated byBirmingham City CouncilStatusOpen year roundWebsitebirmingham wbr gov wbr uk wbr cannonhillpark It also contains Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park the mac theatre and adjacent to the park is Edgbaston Cricket Ground Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 Events 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOn 18 April 1873 1 a local benefactor Miss Louisa Ann Ryland 1814 89 of Barford Hill House Warwickshire gave just over 57 acres 23 ha 1 of meadow land known as Cannon Hill Fields to the Corporation and paid for the draining of the site to create a public park J T Gibson of Battersea was employed to transform the site He constructed two large lakes the smaller ornamental ponds and a bathing pool 35 acres were devoted to ornamental gardens and shrub borders Kew Gardens donated seeds and plants to establish the collection this collection was used by students to enable them to study botany It opened to the public in September 1873 A further 7 acres 2 8 ha were given by the brewer John Holder in 1897 and in 1898 5 acres 2 0 ha were acquired to straighten the River Rea which is now culverted and runs along the western edge Features edit nbsp South African memorial A 1906 granite and bronze memorial to the dead of the Second Boer War by Albert Toft stands on the western edge of the park Grade II listed it was refurbished in 2012 2 3 In 1911 a 16th century timbered house was moved from Deritend and re erected in the park by the Birmingham Archaeological Society to serve as a refreshment room and cricket pavilion Named the Golden Lion Inn it is a Grade II listed building but is now in a very poor state of repair and fenced off The bandstand the bridge over the lake Red Carriage Bridge and Cannon Hill House are also Grade II Listed nbsp The Scout memorial Another memorial unveiled on 27 July 1924 commemorates Scouts who fell in the First and by later inscription Second World Wars It is in concrete and was designed by the architect William Haywood nbsp Elan Valley Reservoirs model in Cannon Hill Park A scale model of the Elan Valley Reservoirs in the form of ornamental ponds is located in a Japanese garden near the mac It was built in the 1960s On 4 March 2019 a memorial to the British victim of the 2015 Bardo National Museum attack and 30 British victims of the 2015 Sousse attacks in Tunisia was unveiled by Prince Harry Duke of Sussex 4 5 The memorial is called Infinite Wave 4 Events editA free 5 kilometre parkrun running event is held in the park every Saturday morning at 9 am 6 and usually attracts over 750 runners each week A free 2 kilometre junior parkrun event for children aged between 4 and 14 takes place at 9am on Sunday mornings The Great Birmingham 10k and Great Birmingham Run half marathon events also pass through the park References edit a b Showell s Dictionary of Birmingham Cornish Brothers 1885 p 30 Birmingham war memorial to be restored The Birmingham Press 4 January 2012 Retrieved 4 January 2012 Historic England Boer War Memorial Cannon Hill Park 1392586 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 29 July 2016 a b Harry unveils Tunisia attacks memorial BBC 4 March 2019 Retrieved 4 March 2019 Duke of Sussex unveils Sousse and Bardo Memorial United Kingdom Government Retrieved 4 March 2019 Cannon Hill parkrun External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cannon Hill Park Birmingham City Council Cannon Hill Park Historic England Bandstand 1343366 National Heritage List for England Historic England Bridge over lake 1220440 National Heritage List for England Historic England Golden Lion Inn 1075704 National Heritage List for England Historic England Cannon Hill House 1220702 National Heritage List for England nbsp Blue plaque on lodge house at Cannon Hill Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cannon Hill Park amp oldid 1157663004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
