Date:1972 - 1980 (c.)
Description:In the centre is the County War Memorial on Victoria Road, unveiled in 1923. The office building is Kemley House. The land between Izaak Walton Walk and the railway station was marshy and liable to flooding. In 1903 the Corporation bought the land and raised its level by three feet. The area was laid out as Victoria Park, opening on 15 June 1908. To celebrate the coronation of George V in 1911, the park was extended across the River Sow towards Tenterbanks. A bowling green was added and the two parts were linked by Coronation Bridge. A further extension, with tennis courts, a playground and a paddling pool for children opened in 1930.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years ...
Peace Day on Victoria Park, celebrating the end of the First World War and commemorating ...
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Image courtesy of: Brampton Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Donor ref:Borough Museum No., Ref/Sta/5/P29/355, img: 2812 (18/3186)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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