The commemorative stone in Edgeley Park
SJ8889 : Flowerbed in Edgeley Park overlooking the #2 reservoir
SJ8889 : Sykes #2 Reservoir reads:
THIS LAND WAS PRESENTED
TO THE
CORPORATION OF STOCKPORT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PUBLIC
PARK OR PLEASURE GROUND
BY
THOMAS HARDCASTLE SYKES &
ARTHUR HENRY SYKES, ESQUIRES
TO COMMEMORATE THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE REIGN OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA
IN 1897,
AND WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
ON THE 1st DAY OF MAY 1889
BY
JOSEPH LEIGH ESQ.
MAYOR.