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The Peel statue was the first public statue erected in Bradford and was originally located in what was Peel Place on Leeds Road, but re-erected post 1926 in Peel Park after Kassapian's Warehouse on Leeds Road was demolished. [2] [9] The sculptor was W. Behnes and the statue was cast in lead by the Robinson Scott Company of Pimlico.
The three parks were all opened, with great ceremony, on 22 August 1846, Peel Park on the Lark Hill estate being the first to be opened "for the enjoyment and recreation of the public" followed by Queen's Park in Harpurhey and Philips Park in Bradford, Manchester. Peel Park, named in honour of Sir Robert Peel, is now said to be possibly the ...
Major entered a competition to design some of the earliest public parks. He won the commission to design Peel Park in Salford and Queens Park and Philips Park in Manchester. They were in densely populated areas and financed by public subscription. Parks designed by Major has areas for sport, recreation and walking. [1] [4] [5]
Andrée Peel (3 February 1905 [1] – 5 March 2010) was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War who worked against the German occupation of France. She was known as Agent Rose , a code name shared with Eileen Nearne .
The Irwell Sculpture Trail is the largest public art scheme in England, [1] commissioning regional, national and international artists. The Trail includes 28 art pieces and follows a well established 30-mile (48 km) footpath stretching from Salford Quays through Bury into Rossendale and up to the Pennines above Bacup.
Pomona is a tram stop located just east of the junction of the Eccles Line and Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's light rail system, known as Metrolink.It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, at Pomona Docks in Old Trafford.
Audenshaw is a tram stop serving Audenshaw on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The station opened on 9 October 2013 as part of Phase 3b of the system's expansion, [1] ahead of the originally-publicised schedule of the winter of 2013–14. [2]
Ladywell is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in the Weaste area of the City of Salford, in North West England, and opened on 21 July 2000 [1] [2] as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion.