Queen's Park, Bolton
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Queen's Park is a Victorian park lying to the north-west of Bolton
town centre, in Greater Manchester
. It was named in 1897 in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It opened on May 24, 1866 by Lord Bradford. Queen's Park was had a natural history museum, Chadwick Museum, started in 1878 by Mr. R. K. Freeman and opened in 1884. The museum was built by Samuel Chadwick
, whose statue stands in Bolton Victoria Square, Bolton. The building was demolished when the museum was moved to Le Mans Crescent.
The River Croal
runs through the park which has flowerbeds, duck ponds, and statues; including one of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The park received a £4.286 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund
and Big Lottery Fund in December 2009, through their joint "Parks for People" programme.
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
town centre, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. It was named in 1897 in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It opened on May 24, 1866 by Lord Bradford. Queen's Park was had a natural history museum, Chadwick Museum, started in 1878 by Mr. R. K. Freeman and opened in 1884. The museum was built by Samuel Chadwick
Samuel Chadwick
Samuel Chadwick was a Wesleyan Methodist minister.-Early life:Samuel Chadwick was born in Burnley, Lancashire in the industrialized north of England into a devout Methodist family. His father worked in a cotton mill and, at the age of 8, Samuel joined him, working 12-hour shifts...
, whose statue stands in Bolton Victoria Square, Bolton. The building was demolished when the museum was moved to Le Mans Crescent.
The River Croal
River Croal
The River Croal is a river located in Greater Manchester, England. It is a tributary of the River Irwell.Rising at the confluence of Middle Brook and Deane Church Brook, it flows eastwards through Bolton, collecting Gilnow Brook and the larger River Tonge at Darcy Lever...
runs through the park which has flowerbeds, duck ponds, and statues; including one of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The park received a £4.286 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund is a fund established in the United Kingdom under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. The Fund opened for applications in 1994. It uses money raised through the National Lottery to transform and sustain the UK’s heritage...
and Big Lottery Fund in December 2009, through their joint "Parks for People" programme.