2009

SJ9599 : Stamford Park Fishing Lake

taken 15 years ago, near to Hurst, Tameside, England

Stamford Park Fishing Lake
Stamford Park Fishing Lake
Behind the trees is the Boating Lake. The houses in the background are part of the Ridge Hill estate.
Stamford Park

Stamford Park lies on the boundary between Ashton and Stalybridge. It was the first park to be opened in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Following a 17 year campaign by local cotton workers, Stamford Park was officially opened by Lord Stamford on the 12th July 1873. A crowd of 60-80,000 arrived on the day to watch the procession and opening ceremony.

Over the following two decades the park developed at pace, incorporating more land into the park. The former mill reservoir known as Chadwick Dams was incorporated into the park in 1891. The reservoir being divided in two by an embankment, with the southern section becoming the present boating lake.

The park now includes tennis courts, putting and bowling greens, a children's playground and paddling pool. The park also boasts an animal corner with a variety of birds and animals.

LinkExternal link photos of Stamford Park in the 1960s
LinkExternal link -Tameside.gov
LinkExternal link Ashton-Under Lyne.com


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Primary Subject: Lake other tags: Fishing Lake Housing Estate Boating Lake Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stamford Park Fishing Lake [13] · Ridge Hill [11] · House [9] Title Clusters: · Stamford Park Fishing Lake [3] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SJ9599, 136 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 957 995 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.5745N 2:3.9769W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 956 997
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 829 times
You are not logged in login | register