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22: 38: 30: 46: 95:. The land was purchased from the estate of Shelton Hall which stood a third of a mile to the north between Cemetery Road and Caledonian Road, and is now substantially outside the area of Hanley Park. 239: 157:
The Hanley Park Fete was held from 1897 to 1939 and featured a funfair, side shows and a display of fireworks. The Potteries Central Horse Parade (open to anyone living within 10 miles of
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across the canal and the pavilion. The pavilion, which is arguably the park's main focal point, was completed in 1896, and was designed by Mawson's junior partner
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over a period of five years and cost approximately ÂŁ70,000. It has been described as a good example of a late Victorian municipal park, and is listed Grade II* in
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Other facilities in the park include a basketball court, a football court and four children's play areas. At the western end of Hanley Park, adjacent to
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The southwest end of the park consists of a lake which is fed from the canal. Fishing is permitted. Next to the lake is a word sculpture that reads
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grant had been secured, which would allow for the restoration of the pavilion, boathouse, canal bridges, lake and fountains.
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between the pavilion and the canal was the gift of Mr George Howson, a local pottery owner.
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The area previously comprised a large waste ground called 'Stoke Fields', cut in two by the
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every Saturday at 9 a.m. The first Hanley parkrun took place in September 2011.
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The park was developed under the supervision of the landscape architect
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The Caldon Canal in Hanley Park with one of the footbridges
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to highlight features such as the axis between one of two
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Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church
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around the same time. Mawson's design makes use of
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Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Staffordshire
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urban park
Stoke-on-Trent
Hanley
Historic England
Register of Parks and Gardens
Green Flag Award
Caldon Canal
Thomas Hayton Mawson
Windermere
Burslem Park
terracotta
footbridges
Dan Gibson
bandstand
Stoke-on-Trent College
Hanley Town Hall
World War II
Heritage Lottery Fund
parkrun


Historic England
"Hanley Park, Non Civil Parish (1001328)"
National Heritage List for England
"Two city parks awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as they are officially recognised amongst the country’s best parks"
Historic England

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