Victoria Park, Tipton
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Victoria Park is a public park situated in Tipton
, West Midlands
(formerly Staffordshire
), England.
It was opened on 29 July 1901 and named in honour of Queen Victoria, who had died in January of that year.
860 people in the Tipton area had signed a petition in 1893 for the development of a town park, and after sufficient donations and funding had been made available, development of the park was underway during 1899, although it was not fully complete until just after the official opening.http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/parks-countryside-and-allotments/parks-in-sandwell/parks-in-tipton/victoria-park/history-of-the-park/;jsessionid=abebxjycp2u8
It was situated on Randalls Lane, Tipton Green
, which was promptly renamed Victoria Road. Substantial housing development took place in the vicinity over the next 40 years and most of the houses are still in existence today.
The park includes a large lake, tennis courts, children's play area and a Cenotaph
which was erected in 1921 in memory of the Tipton men who fallen in the Great War. The names of the Second World War dead were added after that conflict ended in 1945.
A park keeper's bungalow was erected in the 1930s but had fallen into disuse by 1990, finally being demolished in 2005.
Tipton Harriers
hold a 5k road race every November in the park.
Tipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
(formerly Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
), England.
It was opened on 29 July 1901 and named in honour of Queen Victoria, who had died in January of that year.
860 people in the Tipton area had signed a petition in 1893 for the development of a town park, and after sufficient donations and funding had been made available, development of the park was underway during 1899, although it was not fully complete until just after the official opening.http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/parks-countryside-and-allotments/parks-in-sandwell/parks-in-tipton/victoria-park/history-of-the-park/;jsessionid=abebxjycp2u8
It was situated on Randalls Lane, Tipton Green
Tipton Green
Tipton Green is the central area of Tipton, a town in the West Midlands of England. It was heavily developed for industry during the 19th century, as Tipton was one of the most significant towns during the Industrial Revolution. Tipton Green is one of three electoral wards covering Tipton for...
, which was promptly renamed Victoria Road. Substantial housing development took place in the vicinity over the next 40 years and most of the houses are still in existence today.
The park includes a large lake, tennis courts, children's play area and a Cenotaph
Cenotaph
A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...
which was erected in 1921 in memory of the Tipton men who fallen in the Great War. The names of the Second World War dead were added after that conflict ended in 1945.
A park keeper's bungalow was erected in the 1930s but had fallen into disuse by 1990, finally being demolished in 2005.
Tipton Harriers
Tipton Harriers
Tipton Harriers were created in September 1910, when the members of the Tipton branch of Birchfield Harriers resolved to end their connection and become independent. Soon, over 40 members were meeting and training regularly from a former painters' workshop and store in a loft behind a shop and...
hold a 5k road race every November in the park.