Parks · Yorkshire & the Humber
Lister Park
Lister Park — public park in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Frizinghall · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lister Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1870. It covers approximately 23 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Named after Samuel Lister, 1st Baron Masham. Wikidata describes it as: "public park in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.8131°, -1.7725°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lister Park (also known as Manningham Park) is a picturesque public park in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, between Manningham, Heaton and Frizinghall. It has won various national awards.
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Background
Description
It is situated about a mile outside the city centre on Manningham Lane, the main road between Bradford and Shipley. It is one of the city's largest parks and was purchased by the City of Bradford for half its commercial value from Samuel Cunliffe Lister, who built Lister's Mill. An open air swimming pool, the Lister Park Lido was added to the park in 1915. Although it was very popular in its early years, by the 1930s the public were losing interest in the facility which no longer met the standards of hygiene they expected. In response to proposals made by the baths committee, the council carried out a modernisation scheme in 1937 which involved the installation of a filtration,…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8131, -1.7725
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Bradford, unparished area
- Postcode
- BD9 4NS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford West
- Established
- 1870
- Nearest railway station
- Frizinghall — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.bradford.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q12061322 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lister Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cartwright Hall from southeast.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lister Park?
- Lister Park is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD9 4NS), in the parish of Bradford, unparished area.
- When was Lister Park built?
- Built or established in 1870.
- Who owns Lister Park?
- Lister Park is owned by Bradford Parks Service.
- Is Lister Park a listed building?
- Lister Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Lister Park a protected site?
- Yes — Lister Park is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Lister Park free to visit?
- Yes, Lister Park is free to enter.