Where is valentines park

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The park has a diverse tree collection including a year old field maple, ornamental gardens, flowering meadows and a network of accessible paths for you to enjoy.

The new outdoor gym at Valentines Park is open With 15 pieces of equipment and a total of 20 work stations it is one of the biggest in London! For more information see our regular activities timetable. People's Choice Award 2 - Vote now!

Vote for Valentines Park. Facilities Valentines Mansion and Gardens Valentines Mansion is a beautifully restored year old country house in the grounds of Valentines Park. Sports pitch We offer a cricket pitch for hire on a seasonal booking or for one-off bookings. Training businesses If you would like to use the park for training businesses such as bootcamps, personal training or sports coaching you will need to apply for a permit.

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Tree planting was being actively encouraged to ensure a continuing supply of timber for ships and many of the trees around the lakes and along the streams date from this time. Welstead was a fellow of the Horticultural Society and may have been responsible for modifying the ornamental lake into a naturalistic feature and building the Bower Walk, the remains of which were cleared in the late s.

Charles Holcombe, a prosperous industrialist, purchased the estate in Holcombe's heir was his niece Sarah Oakes, who in married Clement lngleby, a lawyer from Edgbaston. In Sarah inherited Valentines at the same time as William Earley, a well-known horticulturist and rose enthusiast, was made head gardener.

The Rosery and the American Gardens date from the late nineteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century, Ilford had expanded from a quiet Essex village to become a large east London suburb. Clement and Sarah Ingleby were respected local citizens and philanthropists. In Mrs Ingleby sold land south of the mansion to the then Ilford Urban District Council for use as a public park. Central Park or Cranbrook Park as it was also known opened in on land which had previously been arable farm land, meadow and brickfields.

It was designed around today's boating lake. A boathouse, clock-tower, bandstand and refreshment pavilion were all part of the original design. On her death, Valentines was inherited by Sarah's second son, Holcombe Ingleby. Description Photos Map Videos. Links en. Your Photos. Flick r.