Victoria Park, Swinton

Coordinates: 53°30′32″N 2°19′39″W / 53.5090°N 2.3275°W / 53.5090; -2.3275
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Victoria Park
Municipal park
LocationSwinton, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°30′32″N 2°19′39″W / 53.5090°N 2.3275°W / 53.5090; -2.3275
Created1897 (1897)
Operated byCity of Salford

Victoria Park is a park in

Grade II listed Victorian bandstand built to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria; the bandstand being built around 1897.[1][2]

Swinton and

Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby at a ceremony in Victoria Park on 29 September 1934.[3][4]

Victoria Park has been awarded three Green Flag Awards.

References

  1. ^ a b "Salford City Council Website". Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Green Flag Award Sites". Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names - S. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Magazine of Salford Museums & Heritage Service" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Green Flag Award Scheme" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Bolton News archive". Retrieved 24 January 2010.