In June 1890 Major Robert Ropner offered a piece of land, known locally as Hartburn Fields to the people of Stockton which could be used as a public park, providing the local council would lay it out 'tastefully' and ‘keep it forever’. On 4 October 1893, Ropner Park was officially opened by the then Duke & Duchess of York. The ceremony involved the royals using an ornate key to open the Golden Gates.[1]
After a century of regular use by the people of Stockton, the park was refurbished and renovated to its former glory between 2004 and 2007 by Stockton Borough Council, thanks to a £2.65m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Park is a roughly square site, with 20th-century railings along its road boundaries and is typically Victorian in style, with rockeries and floral displays. It has a tree-lined avenue which leads to an ornamental fountain and a pavilion with a veranda and also includes a new bandstand, based on the original design, a park ranger's office, bowling green, quoits green, tennis courts and a cafe, (run by the local charity, The Friends of Ropner Park).[2] A large lake with islands dominates the lower part of the park and offers sanctuary to various species of water fowl and fish.
Seasonal fairs and occasional organised events are staged at the park throughout the year and various bands feature most Sunday afternoons during the summer months.
Image galleryedit
The lake
Gates to the park
South Lodge at the Hartburn Lane entrance of Ropner Park
Fountain in the park
Flower display in the park
Avenue of trees in the park
Lake
The bandstand in the park
Referencesedit
^"Ropner Park...How It Began". gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^"Friends of Ropner Park website". Forp.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
December 15, 2023
ropner, park, free, public, park, located, stockton, tees, county, durham, england, stockton, teesthe, bandstand, location, within, county, durhamtypepublic, parklocationstockton, tees, englandcoordinates54, 5575, 3326, 5575, 3326statusopen, year, roundin, jun. Ropner Park is a free public park located in Stockton on Tees County Durham England Ropner Park Stockton on TeesThe bandstand at Ropner ParkLocation within County DurhamTypePublic parkLocationStockton on Tees EnglandCoordinates54 33 27 N 1 19 57 W 54 5575 N 1 3326 W 54 5575 1 3326StatusOpen year roundIn June 1890 Major Robert Ropner offered a piece of land known locally as Hartburn Fields to the people of Stockton which could be used as a public park providing the local council would lay it out tastefully and keep it forever On 4 October 1893 Ropner Park was officially opened by the then Duke amp Duchess of York The ceremony involved the royals using an ornate key to open the Golden Gates 1 After a century of regular use by the people of Stockton the park was refurbished and renovated to its former glory between 2004 and 2007 by Stockton Borough Council thanks to a 2 65m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund The Park is a roughly square site with 20th century railings along its road boundaries and is typically Victorian in style with rockeries and floral displays It has a tree lined avenue which leads to an ornamental fountain and a pavilion with a veranda and also includes a new bandstand based on the original design a park ranger s office bowling green quoits green tennis courts and a cafe run by the local charity The Friends of Ropner Park 2 A large lake with islands dominates the lower part of the park and offers sanctuary to various species of water fowl and fish Seasonal fairs and occasional organised events are staged at the park throughout the year and various bands feature most Sunday afternoons during the summer months Image gallery edit nbsp The lake nbsp Gates to the park nbsp South Lodge at the Hartburn Lane entrance of Ropner Park nbsp Fountain in the park nbsp Flower display in the park nbsp Avenue of trees in the park nbsp Lake nbsp The bandstand in the parkReferences edit Ropner Park How It Began gazettelive co uk Retrieved 22 June 2012 Friends of Ropner Park website Forp org uk Retrieved 8 November 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ropner Park amp oldid 1133917572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
