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St Mary's Park (also known as Prestwich Clough)6124

Short Description

St Mary's Park is a public park bounded by Bury New Road to the east, St Ann's Road to the south and Church Lane to the north. The site includes a bandstand, pavilions and recreational facilities. The site remains extant, and is now part of a conservation area.

Features
  • Bandstand
  • Earliest Date:
  • Pavilion
  • Earliest Date:
Access & Directions

Access Contact Details

This is a municipal site for general public use. Please see: http://www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/ParksAndRecreation/UrbanParks/StMarysPark/default.htm
History

History

The park was laid out in the 1920s on open ground surrounded by private residential estates of the mid-19th-century.

Period

  • Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
References

References

Contributors

  • Lancashire Gardens Trust

  • Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit