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Roberts Park
Roberts Park — park in Saltaire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Saltaire · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Roberts Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 6 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Saltaire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.8410°, -1.7910°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Roberts Park is a 14 acres (5.7 ha) public urban park in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. Higher Coach Road, Baildon, is to the north and the park is bounded to the south by the River Aire. A pedestrian footbridge crosses the Aire and links the park to the village of Saltaire. The park is an integral part of the Saltaire World Heritage site. The park is grade II listed in English Heritage's Register of Parks and Gardens and is a Green Flag Award winner. Visitor numbers are estimated to be up to 3,000 people per day.
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Background
History
The park was designed and laid out by William Gay (1814–1893) for Sir Titus Salt (1803–1876) and was opened on 25 July 1871 by Sir Titus, although conceived of as early as 1850. The park was named Saltaire Park but was known informally as The People's Park, and Salt's Park. In 1920 Sir James Roberts named the park Roberts Park as a memorial to his second son Bertram Foster Roberts (1876–1912) when he gave the park to Bradford Council on 1 August that year. The park was accessible from Saltaire village via Victoria Road on the Saltaire Bridge across the Aire but after showing signs of collapsing the bridge was demolished in 1967. Later the two were reconnected with an iron footbridge over…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8410, -1.7910
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Baildon
- Postcode
- BD17 7LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Shipley
- Established
- 1871
- Nearest railway station
- Saltaire — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Open all year
- Official site
- saltsmill.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7352037 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roberts Park, Saltaire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Roberts Park, Saltaire (25th September 2010).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roberts Park?
- Roberts Park is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD17 7LU), in the parish of Baildon.
- When was Roberts Park built?
- Built or established in 1871.
- Who owns Roberts Park?
- Roberts Park is owned by City of Bradford, Parks and Landscape Services.
- Is Roberts Park a listed building?
- Roberts Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Roberts Park a protected site?
- Yes — Roberts Park is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY National Nature Reserve.
- Is Roberts Park free to visit?
- Yes, Roberts Park is free to enter.