Debdale Park
| Debdale Park | |
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 The main entrance to Debdale Park off Manchester Road. | |
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| Location | Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°27′36″N 2°09′36″W / 53.4600°N 2.16°W |
| Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| Created | 1843 |
Debdale Park is an inner-city park, located in the Gorton area of Manchester, England. At around 45 acres (18 ha), it is one of the largest inner-city parks in the City of Manchester.
Located in the grounds of Debdale Park there is a members only bowling green, children's play area, multi-use games area (MUGA), skate park, tennis courts (free for use), football pitch, disused 9 hole pitch and putt, toilets and a visitor & community centre. Close to the park are two large reservoirs for licensed fishing and the neighbouring Debdale Outdoor Centre provides an exciting range of activities include dinghy sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking, along with indoor climbing, orienteering and team-building activities. In 2021, Debdale Nature Centre and Coffee in the Park were opened behind the offices in the north-west corner of the park.
Debdale Park is also near to the eastern starting point of the
History
The land around Debdale Park was originally the property of the local water company, the Manchester and Salford Waterworks Company, who acquired it in the 1820s to provide two reservoirs. In 1851 the Corporation of Manchester purchased the land and reservoirs, expanding the facility southwards in 1874–75 to maintain the local water supplies, and the reservoirs continued to supply the local area until 1963.[3][4]
After World War I the land around the reservoirs was converted for use as a public park. The City Council expanded the park after the Second World War when it acquired the 18th-Century Gorton House and its estate.
Debdale Park Metrolink station
For a few weeks in March 1987, Debdale Park was the name given to a test station which played an important role in the early development of the
After the event, Debdale Park Metrolink station was dismantled and the timber platform was used to build the new
References
- ^ "Fallowfield Loopline". Sustrans. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Friends of the Fallowfield Loop". Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Debdale Park". Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-300-10583-4.
- ^ "Debdale Park". Subterranea Britannica. Disused Stations. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ISBN 1-872524-36-2.
- ISBN 1-85414-223-2.
