Roller Skating Rink, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth

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Date:1955 - 1965 (c.)

Description:This postcard view shows visitors using the roller skating rink at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo. In the background there is a part view of a car park.

In later years the site became known as Drayton Manor Resort, one of the largest amusement parks in the UK with over 100 rides, a 15 acre zoo and accommodation. It is situated in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth.

This photograph was taken by John M Burrows, Twogates, Tamworth.

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