The park was opened in 1900 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.[2] It is on the former Appleton House estate and was created by the local council with funds collected via a public subscription.[3]
Facilitiesedit
Memorial gravestonesThe War Memorial Pillar
There are paved walking routes, grass open spaces, formal gardens, a lake with a fountain, a café with toilets, ice cream parlour, children's play area, tennis courts, bowling greens, a skate park, climbing boulder, bandstand, basketball courts, an enclosed dog run and a butterfly house.[4]
Landmarksedit
The park contains a Grade II listed war memorial pillar. Incorporating detailed carvings and standing more than 16m high, the memorial is a striking and prominent architectural building.[5] The pillar was designed by Harold E Davies and unveiled by the 17th Earl of Derby in a ceremony on 28 September 1921 after a civic parade from Widnes Town Hall. The memorial cost £6,000 and was paid for by public subscription. The sculptural additions were undertaken by the national artist Herbert Tyson Smith.[5]
victoria, park, widnes, victoria, park, premier, urban, park, widnes, cheshire, england, managed, halton, borough, council, victoria, park, contents, history, facilities, landmarks, events, vintage, steam, rally, parkrun, also, referenceshistory, edit, nbsp, l. Victoria Park is the premier urban park in Widnes Cheshire England It is managed by Halton Borough Council 1 Victoria Park Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Landmarks 4 Events 4 1 Vintage Steam Rally 4 2 Parkrun 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp The lake with fountain The park was opened in 1900 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 2 It is on the former Appleton House estate and was created by the local council with funds collected via a public subscription 3 Facilities edit nbsp Memorial gravestones nbsp The War Memorial Pillar There are paved walking routes grass open spaces formal gardens a lake with a fountain a cafe with toilets ice cream parlour children s play area tennis courts bowling greens a skate park climbing boulder bandstand basketball courts an enclosed dog run and a butterfly house 4 Landmarks editThe park contains a Grade II listed war memorial pillar Incorporating detailed carvings and standing more than 16m high the memorial is a striking and prominent architectural building 5 The pillar was designed by Harold E Davies and unveiled by the 17th Earl of Derby in a ceremony on 28 September 1921 after a civic parade from Widnes Town Hall The memorial cost 6 000 and was paid for by public subscription The sculptural additions were undertaken by the national artist Herbert Tyson Smith 5 There is a memorial fountain in honour of William Ewart Gladstone A milestone marker with plaque commemorates the last effective Zeppelin air raid of World War I in England Five Zeppelins dropped bombs in Widnes Ince and Wigan 3 There is a statue of Sgt Thomas Mottershead V C DCM 1892 1917 who was born in Widnes and was awarded a Victoria Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal in World War I There is a combined memorial headstone for Mottershead and two other recipients of the V C from Halton Thomas Wilkinson and Thomas Alfred Jones Events editVintage Steam Rally edit Each year the park hosts North West England s largest Vintage Steam Rally featuring a vintage fair and vintage steam machinery 6 Parkrun edit A 5 km parkrun takes place every Saturday morning beginning at 9am 7 See also editList of parks and open spaces in CheshireReferences edit Parks amp Allotments www3 halton gov uk Victoria Park Visit Liverpool a b The Wonders of Widnes Author Andrew Richardson West Derby Publishing ISBN 1 871075 07 6 Page 54 56 Victoria Park Visit Halton a b War Memorial Victoria Park Halton 1392210 Historic England historicengland org uk North West Vintage Rally We are one of the largest free admission gatherings of Vintage Fair Organs and Vintage machinery in the UK Widnes parkrun Weekly Free 5km Timed Run Retrieved 30 November 2020 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victoria Park Widnes 53 22 30 N 2 43 48 W 53 375 N 2 730 W 53 375 2 730 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victoria Park Widnes amp oldid 1127026434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
