Country parks · North East England
Albert Park
Albert Park — park in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Middlesbrough · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Albert Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.5650°, -1.2350°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Albert Park is an open access, free public park, located in Middlesbrough, in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The park has been granted the Green Flag Award by the Civic Trust.
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Background
History
The town's first mayor and MP, Henry Bolckow, first proposed the idea of a public park for the residents of Middlesbrough, dubbed the 'People's Park' in its conception. Bolckow was particularly conscious of the need to provide a "green lung" to ease the plight of the burgeoning industrial population of a town which was granted its charter of incorporation in 1853. In 1864, Bolckow bought land off Linthorpe Road and presented it to Middlesbrough Borough Council for use as a public park. An agreement drawn up between Bolckow and the Council in 1865 specified that the park be called Albert Park and that £3,000 be spent on laying it out. Work commenced in 1865 to a design by William Barratt,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5650, -1.2350
- District
- Middlesbrough
- Parish
- Middlesbrough, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS1 3NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Established
- 1868
- Nearest railway station
- Middlesbrough — 1.6 km
- Opening
- | awards = Green Flag
- Official site
- www.middlesbrough.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4710965 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Albert Park, Middlesbrough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Albert Park 2011.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Albert Park?
- Albert Park is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS1 3NN), in the parish of Middlesbrough, unparished area.
- When was Albert Park built?
- Built or established in 1868.
- Who owns Albert Park?
- Albert Park is owned by | visitation_num =.
- Is Albert Park a listed building?
- Albert Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Albert Park a protected site?
- Yes — Albert Park is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Albert Park free to visit?
- Yes, Albert Park is free to enter.