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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #abdb75; line-height: 140%;">Stanley Park</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Italian_Gardens,_Lions_and_Cafe,_Stanley_Park,_Blackpool_(geograph_1684719).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Italian_Gardens%2C_Lions_and_Cafe%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684719%29.jpg/250px-Italian_Gardens%2C_Lions_and_Cafe%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684719%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stanley Park, Blackpool is located in Blackpool"><img alt="Stanley Park, Blackpool is located in Blackpool" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg/250px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg/375px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg/500px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Blackpool.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="1305" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.384%;left:60.526%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stanley Park, Blackpool"><img alt="Stanley Park, Blackpool" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="label"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">Blackpool, Lancashire, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS grid</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion" style="white-space: nowrap"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&params=53.806828_N_3.034076_W_region:GB_scale:25000&title=Stanley+Park">SD 3235</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&params=53.814678_N_3.029211_W_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°48′53″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°01′45″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.814678°N 3.029211°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.814678; -3.029211</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">256 acres / 103.6 hectares</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created</th><td class="infobox-data">1926<span class="noprint">; 98 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1926</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Visitors</th><td class="infobox-data">2 million per year</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Open</th><td class="infobox-data">All year: dawn to dusk</td></tr><tr class="category"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Open</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Parks-and-community-facilities/Parks,-playgrounds-and-community-facilities/Stanley-Park.aspx#ad-image-0">Official website</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #87CEEB; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#England_and_Wales" title="Listed building">Listed Building</a> – Grade II*</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official name</th><td class="infobox-data">Stanley Park, Blackpool</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 1986</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000952?section=official-list-entry">1000952</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stanley Park</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Urban_park" title="Urban park">public park</a> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a> on the <a href="/wiki/The_Fylde" title="The Fylde">Fylde coast</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, England. It is the town's primary park and covers an area of approximately 104 hectares (260 acres). The park was designed to include significant sporting provisions, along with formal gardens, a boating lake and woodland area. It was designed and built in the 1920s, under the eye of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hayton_Mawson" title="Thomas Hayton Mawson">Thomas Mawson</a>. </p><p>It is located in the <a href="/wiki/Marton,_Blackpool" title="Marton, Blackpool">Great Marton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Layton,_Blackpool" title="Layton, Blackpool">Layton</a> areas of the town. It is <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">Grade II* listed</a> and is on the <a href="/wiki/Register_of_Historic_Parks_and_Gardens_of_special_historic_interest_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England">Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England</a>. </p><p>The park's largest gardens feature a fountain built with Italian marble and a number of statues including a pair of <a href="/wiki/Medici_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Medici Lions">Medici Lions</a>. The Italian gardens are overlooked by a cafe, designed by Mawson and built in a traditional <a href="/wiki/Art_Deco" title="Art Deco">Art Deco</a> style, and include steps down to the boating lake. Surrounding the boating lake is a woodland area, including a protected area for wildlife. On one side of the lake is an amphitheatre surrounding a bandstand, also designed by Mawson. </p><p>Towards the centre of the park there is a crossroads with a clock tower, dedicated to <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Cocker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Cocker (page does not exist)">William Cocker</a>. It is close to the large children's play area, the tennis courts, all-weather pitches, BMX track, skate park and general grassy areas. Within the Stanley Park grounds stands a 5000-seat cricket ground, an 18-hole golf course designed by <a href="/wiki/Alister_MacKenzie" title="Alister MacKenzie">Alister MacKenzie</a>, a sports centre, athletics ground and a model village attraction. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stanley_Park_(geograph_3710163).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3710163%29.jpg/220px-Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3710163%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3710163%29.jpg/330px-Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3710163%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3710163%29.jpg/440px-Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3710163%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Ironwork over a Stanley Park gate</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to large growth of Blackpool's population between 1870 and 1900<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the council decided that an outdoor attraction was required,<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to "appeal to all ages and all classes".<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took until the 1920s to begin implementation of the plans.<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Landscape2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Much of the land was sold to the council, for the purpose of constructing a park, by <a href="/wiki/Albert_Lindsay_Parkinson" title="Albert Lindsay Parkinson">Albert Lindsay Parkinson</a> and additional areas of land were compulsory purchased and some donated (by mayor of Blackpool, <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Bickerstaffe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Bickerstaffe (page does not exist)">John Bickerstaffe</a>, T.M. Watson and William Lawson).<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The land previously consisted of "the most heterogeneous collection of hen runs, pigsties, stagnant ponds, caravan dwellings and stables we have ever come across. The buildings were of temporary nature, margarine boxes, tea chests, biscuit tins and petrol cans being pressed into service for walls and roofing material"<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP15-16_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP15-16-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The plans for Stanley Park were drawn up by landscape architect and town planning company <a href="/wiki/T._H._Mawson" class="mw-redirect" title="T. H. Mawson">T.H. Mawson & Sons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Lancashire businessman reportedly told Mawson that without the Blackpool resort there would be a 'revolution in Lancashire', as it was a popular destination for many industry workers.<sup id="cite_ref-Waymark_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waymark-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the park came to be built in the 1920s, the provision of sporting activities for the <a href="/wiki/Middle_class" title="Middle class">middle classes</a> was an important theme for British resort towns.<sup id="cite_ref-Walton_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walton-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The park was opened on 2 October 1926 by the <a href="/wiki/Edward_Stanley,_17th_Earl_of_Derby" title="Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby">17th Earl of Derby</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on the same day as opening the new marine promenade. The marine promenade cost £320,000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the opening the Earl cut a black and white ribbon using gold scissors. He then gave the mayor <a href="/wiki/Half_crown_(British_coin)" title="Half crown (British coin)">half a crown</a> to counteract his superstitions regarding the ribbon colours.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park was named "Stanley Park" after the Earl's family name<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he opened the park using a golden key at the main gates. He was then driven to the Italian Gardens to address the crowds and acknowledged the towns motto 'Progress' and stated that Blackpool continued to be a town that continued to invest for the future.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the opening of the park in 1926 it was estimated the project had cost £250,000 (equivalent to £18,328,429 in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> News of the park opening spread as far as America and it was described as providing "for the recreational needs of the modern generation".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_status">Current status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_(geograph_2798043).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_2798043%29.jpg/220px-Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_2798043%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_2798043%29.jpg/330px-Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_2798043%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_2798043%29.jpg/440px-Footpath_over_a_bridge_in_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_2798043%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Woodland walks through Stanley park</figcaption></figure> <p>Stanley Park covers 104 ha (260 acres)<sup id="cite_ref-Heritage_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heritage-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is situated 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-east of the centre of Blackpool (<a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS National Grid Reference</a>: SD 3235; National Grid Reference: 332500, 435700<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP13_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP13-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). The park is located between the residential areas of <a href="/wiki/Great_Marton" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Marton">Great Marton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Layton,_Blackpool" title="Layton, Blackpool">Layton</a><sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP13_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP13-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is surrounded by housing except on the east side. The original plans specified that there should be no housing on the park side of the road, so all housing is on the opposite side. The park is enclosed by 3 roads; East Park Drive, West Park Drive and North Park Drive with South Park Drive leading from the southerly tip to the A583 road.<sup id="cite_ref-Heritage_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heritage-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Within the park there are four zones which are loosely separated into north and western formal gardens; the eastern area has a lake and woodland area and the south of the park contains children's play areas and sports facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP13_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP13-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The park area is <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">Grade II* registered</a><sup id="cite_ref-Heritage_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heritage-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is on the <a href="/wiki/Register_of_Historic_Parks_and_Gardens_of_special_historic_interest_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England">Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park is owned and managed by <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Council" title="Blackpool Council">Blackpool Council</a>. It achieved the <a href="/wiki/Green_Flag_Award" title="Green Flag Award">Green Flag Award</a> in 2008, which it has continued to hold in subsequent years.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP13_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP13-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 November 2017 Stanley Park was announced as the winner of the 2017 <a href="/wiki/Fields_in_Trust" title="Fields in Trust">Fields in Trust</a> <i>UK's Best Park, as voted by YOU!</i> award, having topped the public vote.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The park is open every day of the year between dawn and dusk; the public are alerted to exit the park via a horn sound 15 minutes before closing. It is estimated that the park receives over two million visitors a year.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP14_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP14-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The park remained the most recent park development in Blackpool until 2006, when <a href="/wiki/George_Bancroft_Park,_Blackpool" title="George Bancroft Park, Blackpool">George Bancroft Park</a> was opened.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italian_gardens_and_art_deco_cafe">Italian gardens and art deco cafe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Italian gardens and art deco cafe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_lion_statue,_Stanley_Park_(geograph_3717403).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/New_lion_statue%2C_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3717403%29.jpg/220px-New_lion_statue%2C_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3717403%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/New_lion_statue%2C_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3717403%29.jpg/330px-New_lion_statue%2C_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3717403%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/New_lion_statue%2C_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3717403%29.jpg/440px-New_lion_statue%2C_Stanley_Park_%28geograph_3717403%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>One of the new Medici lion statues</figcaption></figure> <p>The Italian Garden in the centre of the park has many flower beds and a central fountain<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> made from Italian marble.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape5_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fountain and the four surrounding sea horses, were donated by <a href="/wiki/Magee_Marshall_%26_Co" title="Magee Marshall & Co">Magee Marshall & Co</a><sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1926.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape5_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It now has a large number of benches though this was not the case when the park first opened.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the steps leading to the cafe from the Italian Gardens, there are two <a href="/wiki/Medici_lions" title="Medici lions">Medici lions</a> statues which were produced, by Rupert Harris Conservation, using casts from the former sculptures which were returned, on loan, to <a href="/wiki/Stowe_House" title="Stowe House">Stowe House</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-WMF_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMF-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original lions, and <a href="/wiki/Shepherds" class="mw-redirect" title="Shepherds">shepherds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shepherdesses" class="mw-redirect" title="Shepherdesses">shepherdesses</a> (probably from the <a href="/wiki/Stowe_House#The_Grecian_valley" title="Stowe House">Grecian valley</a>, after 1749), were donated by John Magee in 1926<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape5_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after being purchased during the sale of Stowe House in 1921. Three of the Four Shepherd statues in the Italian Gardens were stolen, probably for scrap metal, in 2011 which prompted <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Council" title="Blackpool Council">Blackpool Council</a> to ensure the safety of the lions.<sup id="cite_ref-WMF_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMF-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were a number of <a href="/wiki/Vandalism" title="Vandalism">vandal</a> attacks on the statues and so an agreement was formed for the lease of the Lions to Stowe House.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In return for the loan Stanley Park received exact copies (but with steel <a href="/wiki/Armature_(sculpture)" title="Armature (sculpture)">armature</a>), new plinths and secured free access for Blackpool residents at Stowe House.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, the Italian Gardens received four new statues which were purchased by the council to replace the shepherd and shepherdesses. The second hand <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a> statues were bought from a reclamation yard and they represent the four <a href="/wiki/Season" title="Season">seasons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initial designs, for the <a href="/wiki/Art_Deco" title="Art Deco">art deco</a> cafe, outlined a four-storey <a href="/wiki/Social_centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Social centre">social centre</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hayes_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was designed to look like a <a href="/wiki/Mansion" title="Mansion">country mansion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape6_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape6-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to financial strains this was re-designed, as it now stands, as a cafe in an art deco style which was designed to appear larger than it was.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape6_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape6-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cafe is constructed from brick with sandstone features and has <a href="/wiki/Mahogany" title="Mahogany">mahogany</a> doors and steel framed windows<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP22_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP22-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cafe, "Parks" is licensed to sell alcohol and holds a number of musical events including a regular afternoon tea dance for Blackpool <a href="/wiki/Carers" class="mw-redirect" title="Carers">Carers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lake_and_surroundings">Lake and surroundings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lake and surroundings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_across_the_Boating_Lake,_Stanley_Park,_Blackpool_(geograph_1684851).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/View_across_the_Boating_Lake%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684851%29.jpg/220px-View_across_the_Boating_Lake%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684851%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/View_across_the_Boating_Lake%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684851%29.jpg/330px-View_across_the_Boating_Lake%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684851%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/View_across_the_Boating_Lake%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684851%29.jpg/440px-View_across_the_Boating_Lake%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684851%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption>View across boating lake</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lake" title="Lake">lake</a> covers around 22 acres and was created using a natural <a href="/wiki/Depression_(geology)" title="Depression (geology)">depression</a> and imported rock to prevent <a href="/wiki/Erosion" title="Erosion">erosion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape7_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape7-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a central island in the lake which can be accessed by two stone bridges.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape7_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape7-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lake's tourist boating previously consisted of <a href="/wiki/Rowing" title="Rowing">rowing</a> boats and <a href="/wiki/Canoe" title="Canoe">canoes</a> though is now popular with <a href="/wiki/Motorboat" title="Motorboat">motorboats</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pedalo" title="Pedalo">pedalos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An old Blackpool, oar propelled, <a href="/wiki/Lifeboat_(rescue)" title="Lifeboat (rescue)">lifeboat</a>, The <i>Samuel Fletcher</i>, was previously used as a pleasure cruiser on the lake.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape7_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape7-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Boathouse" title="Boathouse">Boathouses</a> were built in 1935 next to the lake. These consist of a 2-storey structure with two adjacent single storey buildings which contain an ice-cream <a href="/wiki/Kiosk" title="Kiosk">kiosk</a> and equipment storage<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP23_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP23-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Crossing the lake are two <a href="/wiki/Italianate_architecture" title="Italianate architecture">Italianate style</a> stone bridges built between 1926 and 1933<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP24_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP24-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lake is regularly used by fishermen though this has previously caused debate regarding the safety of <a href="/wiki/Wildfowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Wildfowl">wildfowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the edge of the lake is a "classic temple" style bandstand, surrounded by <a href="/wiki/Amphitheatre" title="Amphitheatre">amphitheatre</a> style seating. This was specifically located to use the <a href="/wiki/Acoustics" title="Acoustics">acoustics</a> of sound travelling across the lake.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP24_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP24-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bandstand was also designed by Mawson and was opened on 1 July 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape8_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape8-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It features an <a href="/wiki/Entablature" title="Entablature">Entablature</a> and has a copper roof.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape8_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape8-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nearby steps are intended to seat an audience of 2,500 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Near the lake, there is "<a href="/wiki/Trim_trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Trim trail">trim trail</a>" facility which provides outdoor exercise equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP25_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP25-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1927, the lake was covered by 8 cm (3 inches) of ice<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which the council embraced and lit the area for late night <a href="/wiki/Ice-skating" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice-skating">ice-skating</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cocker_clock_tower">Cocker clock tower</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cocker clock tower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clock_Tower,_Stanley_Park,_Blackpool_(geograph_1684759).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Clock_Tower%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684759%29.jpg/220px-Clock_Tower%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684759%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Clock_Tower%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684759%29.jpg/330px-Clock_Tower%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684759%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Clock_Tower%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684759%29.jpg/440px-Clock_Tower%2C_Stanley_Park%2C_Blackpool_%28geograph_1684759%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption>Approach to Cocker clock tower</figcaption></figure> <p>Mawson proposed a <a href="/wiki/War_memorial" title="War memorial">war memorial</a> for the park<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape9_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which led to a competition by the Blackpool Corporation offering a prize of 100 <a href="/wiki/Guineas" class="mw-redirect" title="Guineas">guineas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winning design was from <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Budden" class="mw-redirect" title="Lionel Budden">Lionel Budden</a> of a 26-metre (85 ft) tall clock tower. The name was given as dedication to the first mayor of Blackpool, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dr_William_Cocker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dr William Cocker (page does not exist)">Dr William Cocker</a>. Built in <a href="/wiki/Ashlar" title="Ashlar">ashlar</a>, each side faces almost exactly north, east, south and west with the door on the northern side<sup id="cite_ref-PMSA_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PMSA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clock tower encompasses two <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a> lion head <a href="/wiki/Drinking_fountain" title="Drinking fountain">drinking fountains</a><sup id="cite_ref-Landscape9_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Medallion" class="mw-redirect" title="Medallion">medallion</a> above an inscription.<sup id="cite_ref-PMSA_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PMSA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inscription on the tower reads: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>“This tower was erected in the year 1926 the jubilee of the incorporation of the borough of Blackpool in honour of William Henry Cocker esq jpmrcs eng lsa 1st mayor of the borough a man of ideas wide vision and sterling ability Dr Cocker rendered eminent service to the municipality he was elected mayor on six occasions and was a member of the council for 35 years during a long career of unselfish devotion to public duty it was his constant endeavour to increase the popularity of Blackpool as a health and pleasure resort. The jubilee marked the realisation of the wonderful developments/ which he advocated with steadfast faith and confidence”<sup id="cite_ref-PMSA_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PMSA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>It used to be possible for visitors to climb the tower for the view’ until the mid-1970s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gardens">Gardens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gardens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aside from the Italian gardens there is a <a href="/wiki/Rose_garden" title="Rose garden">rose garden</a> which has two circular man-made ponds with fountains. The rose gardens are surrounded by the <a href="/wiki/Hedge" title="Hedge">hedging</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bowling_green" title="Bowling green">bowling greens</a><sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP23_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP23-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tearoom_and_tennis_pavilion">Tearoom and tennis pavilion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tearoom and tennis pavilion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a <a href="/wiki/Bungalow" title="Bungalow">bungalow</a> style of the <a href="/wiki/Inter-war" class="mw-redirect" title="Inter-war">inter-war</a> era the building has had multiple uses such as facilitating tennis equipment hire and as a <a href="/wiki/Tearoom" class="mw-redirect" title="Tearoom">tearoom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP21_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP21-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building is now used as a Police and Community Support Centre <sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP21_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP21-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is used by <a href="/wiki/Constable" title="Constable">constables</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a> and <a href="/wiki/Police_community_support_officer" title="Police community support officer">police community support officers</a> (PCSO's).<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP8_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP8-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Visitor_centre">Visitor centre</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Visitor centre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Visitors' centre opened in August 2005 by the <a href="/wiki/Edward_Stanley,_19th_Earl_of_Derby" title="Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby">19th Earl of Derby</a>. It was a result of £100,000 investment from the <a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Lottery (United Kingdom)">National Lottery</a> Fund and has provided an office for the Friends of Stanley Park who have now taken over the management of the building<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP22_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP22-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conservatory">Conservatory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Conservatory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally there were 1.2 hectares (3 acres) of <a href="/wiki/Conservatory_(greenhouse)" title="Conservatory (greenhouse)">conservatories</a> but this was replaced by a 38-by-6-metre (125 ft × 20 ft) <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminium</a> and glass structure in the 1970s. The glasshouses grew the plants for Blackpools parks and had three sections (temperate, tropical and potted plants).<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape11_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape11-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was previously run in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Myerscough_College" title="Myerscough College">Myerscough College</a> but due to financial constraints their support was withdrawn in 2009/2010. Soon after, the building was deemed structurally unsafe, in part due to vandalism, and therefore was demolished in 2012 to make way for a car park.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Children's_play_area"><span id="Children.27s_play_area"></span>Children's play area</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Children's play area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The play areas within the park have been renovated many times and currently have a £110,000 animal farm themed play area which is suitable for 2-8 year olds.<sup id="cite_ref-Playarea_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Playarea-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a number of attractions including: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocking_horse,_Blackpool&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rocking horse, Blackpool (page does not exist)">rocking horses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seesaw" title="Seesaw">see saws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Playground_slide" title="Playground slide">slides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Climbing_frame" class="mw-redirect" title="Climbing frame">climbing frames</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swing_(seat)" title="Swing (seat)">swings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roundabout_(play)" title="Roundabout (play)">roundabouts</a>, interactive surfboard, rota web, play vehicle and <a href="/wiki/Spring_rider" title="Spring rider">3D spring ride-ons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bpool_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bpool-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 30-year-old climbing frame train has been restored as part of the renovations as well as installing new seating areas.<sup id="cite_ref-Playarea_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Playarea-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also a timber framed <a href="/wiki/Adventure_playground" title="Adventure playground">adventure playground</a>, which was constructed in 2011 using £300,000 investment,<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP25_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP25-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for older children.<sup id="cite_ref-Bpool_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bpool-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_provisions">Original provisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Original provisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg/220px-Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg/330px-Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg/440px-Bowling_Greens_in_Stanley_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1155654.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>View across the bowling greens</figcaption></figure> <p>The tennis courts were in use before the official opening of the park, as early as 1924<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and were reported to have 24 hard and 16 grass courts.<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Again, the <a href="/wiki/Bowling_green" title="Bowling green">bowling greens</a> were in use before the official opening of the park, as early as 1924<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park hosts six bowling greens: four <a href="/wiki/Crown_green_bowls" title="Crown green bowls">crown</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Bowls" title="Bowls">flat</a>. There are a number of buildings associated with the greens such as the Bowling Club House, Flat Green Bowling Club and Crown Green Booking Office, changing rooms, public toilets and two bowling green shelters. The greens are regularly used by the Blackpool Bowling Club<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP23_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP23-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsequent_additions">Subsequent additions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Subsequent additions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Constructed in 1987, and updated in 2008, the all-weather pitches host a number of sports including <a href="/wiki/Five-a-side_football" title="Five-a-side football">five-a-side football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">hockey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> matches.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP25_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP25-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For hockey, there are three <a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">astroturf</a> pitches and two grass pitches at the park.<sup id="cite_ref-Hockey_Festival_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hockey_Festival-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Blackpool Hockey Club are based at Stanley Park and they have three senior men's teams, three senior women's teams, and one junior boys team. In 2008 the club gained the England Hockey's ClubsFirst accreditation. There is an annual Blackpool Hockey Festival held on the sports pitches<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has been at Stanley Park since it was organised by Warrington banker manager, George Greaves, in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-Hockey_Festival_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hockey_Festival-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park has space and facilities to support <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby</a> matches on grass fields<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP23_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP23-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011 a national standard <a href="/wiki/BMX_track" class="mw-redirect" title="BMX track">BMX track</a> was opened at Stanley Park. The track is home to a local club: Blackpool BMX club which has members who have won competitions at international level.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club was given funding from funded by <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Council" title="Blackpool Council">Blackpool Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Cycling" title="British Cycling">British Cycling</a>, <a href="/wiki/NHS_North_West#Lancashire" title="NHS North West">NHS Blackpool</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cycling_England" title="Cycling England">Cycling England</a>. <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Clayton" title="Dylan Clayton">Dylan Clayton</a>, a bronze medal world champion, assisted with training and publicising BMX riding to local schools<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The park also has two <a href="/wiki/Golf_course#putting_green" title="Golf course">putting greens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miniature_golf" title="Miniature golf">miniature golf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">table tennis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trampoline" title="Trampoline">trampolines</a><sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP23_30-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP23-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Skate_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Skate park">skate park</a> for visitor use.<sup id="cite_ref-Bpool_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bpool-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletics_arena">Athletics arena</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Athletics arena"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Athletics_track,_Stanley_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Athletics_track%2C_Stanley_Park.jpg/220px-Athletics_track%2C_Stanley_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Athletics_track%2C_Stanley_Park.jpg/330px-Athletics_track%2C_Stanley_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Athletics_track%2C_Stanley_Park.jpg/440px-Athletics_track%2C_Stanley_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2653" data-file-height="2043" /></a><figcaption>The Athletics track at Stanley Park Blackpool</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information on Athletic Grounds: <a href="/wiki/Athletic_Grounds_(Blackpool)" title="Athletic Grounds (Blackpool)">Athletic Grounds (Blackpool)</a></div> <p>The oval <a href="/wiki/Cinder_track" title="Cinder track">cinder track</a> built in the 1960s was upgraded in 1987 to a synthetic track with floodlights. The arena houses an "eight-lane outdoor synthetic track, 60-metre (66 yd) 6 lane indoor synthetic track, full range of field event facilities, <a href="/wiki/UK_Athletics" title="UK Athletics">UK Athletics</a>-qualified coaches, covered stand with seating for over 300 spectators, Clubhouse and changing rooms with disabled provisions". The arena is regularly used by local schools on summer <a href="/wiki/Sports_day" title="Sports day">sports days</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP21_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP21-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool F.C.</a>, the town's professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> club, had its home at the athletic grounds on the same site between 1897 and 1899, prior to moving to its current <a href="/wiki/Bloomfield_Road" title="Bloomfield Road">Bloomfield Road</a> address.<sup id="cite_ref-formation_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-formation-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club has a club house at the track. They offer training and competitions in <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">cross country</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Road_relay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Road relay (page does not exist)">road relays</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cricket_ground">Cricket ground</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Cricket ground"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title adr"><span class="fn org extended-address">Stanley Park</span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Ground information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home club</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Cricket_Club" title="Blackpool Cricket Club">Blackpool CC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">County club</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">International information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First women's Test</th><td class="infobox-data">26 June 1937:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="Australia women's national cricket team">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last women's Test</th><td class="infobox-data">3 July 1986:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="India women's national cricket team">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First WODI</th><td class="infobox-data">26 August 2007:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand women's national cricket team">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last WODI</th><td class="infobox-data">27 August 2007:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand women's national cricket team">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Team information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire</a></th> <td style="text-align:right">(1905–2024)</td></tr><tr><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Women_cricket_team" title="Lancashire Women cricket team">Lancashire Women</a></th> <td style="text-align:right">(2007)</td></tr><tr><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Thunder" title="Lancashire Thunder">Lancashire Thunder</a></th> <td style="text-align:right">(2016–2019)</td></tr><tr><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/North_West_Thunder" title="North West Thunder">North West Thunder</a></th> <td style="text-align:right">(2023–2024)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#ccc 1px solid;font-size:smaller;">As of 22 May 2024<br />Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/326.html">CricketArchive</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The cricket ground was in place before the development of Stanley Park but was remodelled as part of the plans<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was previously known as the Whitegate Park<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP16_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP16-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Whitegate park had encompassed a horse racing track, football field and cricket ground but by the early 1920s the Whitegate site no longer hosted other sports therefore it was decided the site would be dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Cricket_Club" title="Blackpool Cricket Club">Blackpool Cricket Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lorimer_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lorimer-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to being within the boundary, it was renamed Stanley Park in 1925.<sup id="cite_ref-Lorimer_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lorimer-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1925 a £4,500 brick pavilion was built and coincidentally the wooden one was destroyed by fire in the same year. <a href="/wiki/Albert_Lindsay_Parkinson" title="Albert Lindsay Parkinson">Sir Lindsay Parkinson</a> donated the ground, valued at £10,000 to the club shortly before it was renamed Stanley Park. The ground is managed by <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Cricket_Club" title="Blackpool Cricket Club">Blackpool Cricket Club</a> and the deeds are held in trust by the mayor. 1935 saw a ladies pavilion and an extension built to the existing stand in an attempt to encourage more county games to be held at the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-Lorimer_53-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lorimer-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the war, the RAF used the grounds for training though games were still played there. County games continued from 1946 until 1984 in which time <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire</a> suffered their first defeat at the ground. The original wooden seating has been replaced by concrete bankings and plastic seats; the changing rooms and the facade of the pavilion has been updated.<sup id="cite_ref-Lorimer_53-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lorimer-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The facility has seating for 5000 visitors<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP21_40-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP21-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and covers 34,714 square yards.<sup id="cite_ref-Lorimer_53-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lorimer-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It continues to facilitate local and county games<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP21_40-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP21-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The competitive hobby of <a href="/wiki/Slot_car_racing#Slot_racing_in_the_UK" title="Slot car racing">slot car racing</a> has a group based in the <a href="/wiki/Scouting" title="Scouting">scout huts</a> at the Cricket Ground.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golf_course">Golf course</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Golf course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of opening in 1926, it was perceived that golf was necessary for any resort which wished to attract <a href="/wiki/Middle_class" title="Middle class">middle class</a> visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-Walton_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walton-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alister_MacKenzie" title="Alister MacKenzie">Alister MacKenzie</a> designed the golf course for the park and he reported that the 21 ha (51 acres) he was originally given to plan was not sufficient for the quality course he would have liked. Therefore, the council purchased a further 20 ha (50 acres) and he was then able to plan the 18 hole course that exists today.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape10_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape10-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A clubhouse was added in 1935;<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape10_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape10-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prior to this the art deco cafe (pavilion building) served as the golf house.<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the home of <b>Blackpool Park Golf Club</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blackpool_Sports_Centre">Blackpool Sports Centre</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Blackpool Sports Centre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the site of the park <a href="/wiki/Plant_nursery" title="Plant nursery">nurseries</a>, the Blackpool Sports Centre was built in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP23_30-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP23-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sports hall is able to host many sports including <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">badminton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">table tennis</a> and <a href="/wiki/5-a-side_football" class="mw-redirect" title="5-a-side football">5-a-side football</a> as well as a 60-metre (66 yd) indoor running track. There is an indoor <a href="/wiki/Climbing_wall" title="Climbing wall">climbing wall</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bouldering" title="Bouldering">bouldering</a> room and studios for fitness, exercise classes and <a href="/wiki/Indoor_cycling" title="Indoor cycling">spinning</a>. There are 4 outdoor all-weather pitches and 6 <a href="/wiki/Netball" title="Netball">netball</a> courts.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Running">Running</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Running"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Parkrun" title="Parkrun">parkrun</a> takes place in the park every Saturday morning. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stanley_Park_conservation_area">Stanley Park conservation area</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Stanley Park conservation area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two <a href="/wiki/Conservation_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservation area">conservation areas</a> within Blackpool; one around the <a href="/wiki/Blackpool#Government" title="Blackpool">Town Hall</a> and the other around Stanley Park. The conservation area includes Stanley Park's bordering houses.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes">Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes,_Blackpool" title="Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool">Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes</a> is a chapel within the Stanley Park conservation area and was built in 1955–7.<sup id="cite_ref-Landscape12_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Landscape12-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shrine is situated on Whinney Heys Road, <a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a>. It was designated by <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a> as a Grade II* <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">listed building</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-images_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-images-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is under the care of the <a href="/wiki/Historic_Chapels_Trust" title="Historic Chapels Trust">Historic Chapels Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hct_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hct-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Locally it has been known as the "white church".<sup id="cite_ref-bcit_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcit-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stanley Park is home to several attractions, including the Miniature Golf course and Model Village. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Model_Village">Model Village</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Model Village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1960s a private investor opened a miniature building attraction which is set within 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of gardens.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP22_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP22-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are a range of miniature models ranging from castles to many types of small villages.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, lead was stolen from the roof tiles on the miniature houses and the owners reported that hand-made figures were often stolen.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_(14832774460).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_%2814832774460%29.jpg/220px-Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_%2814832774460%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_%2814832774460%29.jpg/330px-Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_%2814832774460%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_%2814832774460%29.jpg/440px-Classic_Car_Show_%26_Dog_Walk_24-08-2014_%2814832774460%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Stanley Park hosts a classic car show</figcaption></figure> <p>The Friends of Stanley Park host a variety of events at the park throughout the year including music concerts at the bandstand and vehicle events in the Italian Gardens.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>In 1928, Blackpool Stanley Park first hosted the <a href="/wiki/London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway" title="London, Midland and Scottish Railway">L.M.S railway</a> Northern District <a href="/wiki/Horticultural_society" title="Horticultural society">Horticultural society</a> show.<sup id="cite_ref-y1931_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-y1931-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show, patronised by the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Lonsdale" title="Earl of Lonsdale">Earl of Lonsdale</a>, continued annually and attracted 5,000 entries in 1933<sup id="cite_ref-y1933_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-y1933-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1937 there were 3,500 exhibits with over 10,000 people attending the event.<sup id="cite_ref-y1937_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-y1937-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To accommodate the large number of visitors, special trains were put on, to transport people from across northern England including <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1932, 2000 people battled a thunderstorm to witness the Blackburn's Steelworks Band perform at the bandstand in the park.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1939, the parks committee allowed annual shows for the Blackpool horse, pony and sheepdog society and the Marton, Blackpool and district agricultural and horticultural society to be held at the park due to their usual venue (<a href="/wiki/Squires_Gate,_Blackpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Squires Gate, Blackpool">Squires Gate</a>) being used by the <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The horticultural society attracted over 2000 entries to the show.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1950, the park hosted the <a href="/wiki/British_Showjumping_Association" title="British Showjumping Association">British Showjumping Association</a>'s National Championships with a prize of £7,000.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1951, the park hosted the '<a href="/wiki/News_Chronicle" title="News Chronicle">News Chronicles</a>' second 'stage and radio garden party' in which 300 artists performed.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1952 saw the first annual Easter hockey festival held at Stanley Park.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2009, Stanley Park hosted Disability Sport Events, Nationwide Junior Athletics Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2009, the park hosted start of the <a href="/wiki/2009_Tour_of_Britain#Stage_4" title="2009 Tour of Britain">4th stage of the Tour of Britain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grey_Heron_Nest_(5598231235).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Grey_Heron_Nest_%285598231235%29.jpg/220px-Grey_Heron_Nest_%285598231235%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Grey_Heron_Nest_%285598231235%29.jpg/330px-Grey_Heron_Nest_%285598231235%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Grey_Heron_Nest_%285598231235%29.jpg/440px-Grey_Heron_Nest_%285598231235%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="523" /></a><figcaption>Grey herons nesting over Stanley Park boating lake</figcaption></figure> <p>The 0.12 ha (0.30-acre) northern island within the lake has, since 1993, held Lancashire County <a href="/w/index.php?title=Biological_Heritage_Site&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Biological Heritage Site (page does not exist)">Biological Heritage Site</a> status due to its <a href="/wiki/Heron" title="Heron">heron</a> nesting population. In 1993, there were seven active nests which increased to 43 in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A variety of other birds can be sighted at the park including; the <a href="/wiki/Treecreeper" title="Treecreeper">treecreeper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nuthatch" title="Nuthatch">nuthatch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_spotted_woodpecker" title="Great spotted woodpecker">great spotted woodpecker</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tawny_owl" title="Tawny owl">tawny owl</a> and garden birds such as the <a href="/wiki/Great_tit" title="Great tit">great tit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_tit" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue tit">blue tit</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_robin" title="European robin">robin</a>, and more recently <a href="/wiki/Rose-ringed_parakeets" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose-ringed parakeets">rose-ringed parakeets</a> (not normally indigenous to Blackpool).<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP19_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP19-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterfowl, including <a href="/wiki/Mute_swans" class="mw-redirect" title="Mute swans">mute swans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_crested_grebe" title="Great crested grebe">great crested grebes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goose" title="Goose">geese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moorhen" title="Moorhen">moorhens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tufted_ducks" class="mw-redirect" title="Tufted ducks">tufted ducks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shoveler" title="Shoveler">shovelers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coot" title="Coot">coots</a> are also regularly sighted at the park.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP19_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP19-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg/220px-Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg/330px-Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg/440px-Rose-ringed_parakeet_at_Stanley_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1599" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption>Rose-ringed Parakeet</figcaption></figure> <p>Blackpool's Countryside Experience, which includes <a href="/wiki/Salisbury_Woodland_Gardens,_Blackpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Salisbury Woodland Gardens, Blackpool">Salisbury Woodland</a>, Heron's Reach and <a href="/wiki/Marton_Mere_Local_Nature_Reserve" title="Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve">Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve</a> allows plants and animals to transverse between sites.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP19_78-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP19-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park has many native and non- native trees including the common oak, ash, willow, sycamore, holly and hawthorn.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP19_78-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP19-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, an outbreak of <a href="/wiki/Dutch_elm_disease" title="Dutch elm disease">Dutch elm disease</a> resulted in the removal of elm trees within the park.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP20_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP20-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stanley Park is home to many mammals such as <a href="/wiki/Grey_squirrel" class="mw-redirect" title="Grey squirrel">grey squirrels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hedgehog" title="Hedgehog">hedgehogs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox" title="Fox">foxes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP19_78-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP19-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accessibility">Accessibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Accessibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The park has sixteen entrances including the main entrance which is accessible for vehicles. There are free car parks and on-street parking surrounding the park. Cyclists, pushchairs and disabled visitors have been catered for and all the buildings are accessible via ramps and dropped kerbs.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP13-14_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP13-14-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is only one road which has access within the park perimeter (Mawson Drive) which leads to a parking area with easy access to the art deco cafe and visitor centre.<sup id="cite_ref-ManagmentP14_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManagmentP14-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_Blackpool_natural_spaces">Other Blackpool natural spaces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Other Blackpool natural spaces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bispham_Rock_Gardens" title="Bispham Rock Gardens">Bispham Rock Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Bancroft_Park,_Blackpool" title="George Bancroft Park, Blackpool">George Bancroft Park, Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kincraig_Lake_Ecological_Reserve" title="Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve">Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingscote_Park,_Blackpool" title="Kingscote Park, Blackpool">Kingscote Park, Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moor_Park,_Blackpool" title="Moor Park, Blackpool">Moor Park, Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_Woodland_Gardens,_Blackpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Salisbury Woodland Gardens, Blackpool">Salisbury Woodland Gardens, Blackpool</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Park,_Blackpool&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Landscape1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Landscape1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Landscape1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDrinnan2001" class="citation book cs1">Drinnan, Paul (2001). "The History of Stanley Park: The Beginning". <i>Stanley Park Blackpool</i>. Blackpool Civic Trust. p. 2. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780752486161" title="Special:BookSources/9780752486161"><bdi>9780752486161</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+History+of+Stanley+Park%3A+The+Beginning&rft.btitle=Stanley+Park+Blackpool&rft.pages=2&rft.pub=Blackpool+Civic+Trust&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=9780752486161&rft.aulast=Drinnan&rft.aufirst=Paul&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hayes-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hayes_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hayes_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hayes_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hayes_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hayes_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHayes1927" class="citation book cs1">Hayes, Robert (1927). <i>Robert Hayes' Guide to Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Fleetwood and the District</i>. London: Robert Hayes LTD. p. 43.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Robert+Hayes%27+Guide+to+Blackpool%2C+Lytham+St+Annes%2C+Fleetwood+and+the+District&rft.place=London&rft.pages=43&rft.pub=Robert+Hayes+LTD&rft.date=1927&rft.aulast=Hayes&rft.aufirst=Robert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Opening-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opening_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFs.n.1926" class="citation book cs1">s.n. (1926). <i>Opening of the New Marine Promenade and Stanley Park Blackpool by the Right Honourable The Earl of Derby</i>. s.l. pp. 14–20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Opening+of+the+New+Marine+Promenade+and+Stanley+Park+Blackpool+by+the+Right+Honourable+The+Earl+of+Derby&rft.place=s.l.&rft.pages=14-20&rft.date=1926&rft.au=s.n.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher" title="Category:CS1 maint: location missing publisher">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Landscape2-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Landscape2_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDrinnan2001" class="citation book cs1">Drinnan, Paul (2001). "The History of Stanley Park: The Beginning". <i>Stanley Park Blackpool</i>. Blackpool Civic Trust. pp. 2–3. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780752486161" title="Special:BookSources/9780752486161"><bdi>9780752486161</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+History+of+Stanley+Park%3A+The+Beginning&rft.btitle=Stanley+Park+Blackpool&rft.pages=2-3&rft.pub=Blackpool+Civic+Trust&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=9780752486161&rft.aulast=Drinnan&rft.aufirst=Paul&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ManagmentP15-16-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ManagmentP15-16_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"Park History". <i>Stanley Park Management Plan 2013 - 2018</i>. Blackpool Council. pp. 15–16.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Park+History&rft.btitle=Stanley+Park+Management+Plan+2013+-+2018&rft.pages=15-16&rft.pub=Blackpool+Council&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Landscape3-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Landscape3_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDrinnan2001" class="citation book cs1">Drinnan, Paul (2001). "The History of Stanley Park: The Beginning". <i>Stanley Park Blackpool</i>. Blackpool Civic Trust. p. 3. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780752486161" title="Special:BookSources/9780752486161"><bdi>9780752486161</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+History+of+Stanley+Park%3A+The+Beginning&rft.btitle=Stanley+Park+Blackpool&rft.pages=3&rft.pub=Blackpool+Civic+Trust&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=9780752486161&rft.aulast=Drinnan&rft.aufirst=Paul&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Waymark-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Waymark_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWaymark2009" class="citation book cs1">Waymark, Janet (2009). <i>Thomas Mawson: Life, Gardens and Landscapes</i>. UK: First Frances Lincoln.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Thomas+Mawson%3A+Life%2C+Gardens+and+Landscapes&rft.place=UK&rft.pub=First+Frances+Lincoln&rft.date=2009&rft.aulast=Waymark&rft.aufirst=Janet&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Walton-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Walton_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Walton_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWalton2000" class="citation book cs1">Walton, John K. (2000). <i>The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century</i>. UK: Manchester University Press. p. 103. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780719051708" title="Special:BookSources/9780719051708"><bdi>9780719051708</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+British+Seaside%3A+Holidays+and+Resorts+in+the+Twentieth+Century&rft.place=UK&rft.pages=103&rft.pub=Manchester+University+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=9780719051708&rft.aulast=Walton&rft.aufirst=John+K.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStanley+Park%2C+Blackpool" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Landscape4-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Landscape4_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDrinnan2001" class="citation book cs1">Drinnan, Paul (2001). 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