Wakefield, Clarence Park c.1960
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This was the first of the open spaces provided for the workers of Wakefield at the end of the 19th century. The Duke of Clarence opened the Technical and Art College on the site of the old Thornes House in 1891, and this adjacent park (29 acres), once grazing land, was opened to the public on 6 July 1893, the day of the marriage of the Duke of York. The bandstand, left, opens out into a huge amphitheatre for musical concerts; built in 1926, it replaced the original less convenient stand at the top of Lowe Hill. The Queen Victoria statue was moved from the Bull Ring to Clarence Park in 1950 and remained here until November 1984, when it was cleaned and returned to its original site.
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