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History of Haworth Central Park
The map shows how the site looked in 1852. On 17th November
1926 Emott Rawdon Estate sold the land for the park to Haworth
Urban District Council, on the 26 January 1929 Haworth park
was completed; "Site an excellent one but laying
out has proved difficult due to steepness. Cost £11,000
so bowling green deferred until later". On the
12th May 1937 A tablet was erected at Haworth Central Park
to Commemorate the opening of the Bowling Green and Pavilion
on the Coronation day of their Majesties King George V1
and Queen Elizabeth.
In the 1970's, Haworth still had a bandstand in its
Central Park, which was used for concerts, children's
events and other live entertainment's. The date that it
disappeared is as yet unclear, but it was declared unsafe
by the then local Parks Committee and at their request,
Keighley Council removed the whole superstructure, leaving
just the base. Picture right is how the Bandstand looked
in the 1930's.
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| HAWORTH
CENTRAL PARK |
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MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL 1927-1928
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| THOS.
DUERDEN J. P. CHAIRMAN |
| HOLMES
ACKROYD |
HERBERT
O. PICKLES |
| ROBERT.
M. BAILEY |
JAMES
RILEY
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| WILLIAM
BANNISTER |
GEORGE
RUSHWORTH |
| JOSHUA
DICKINSON |
CHARLIE
SMITH |
| WM.
VERNON GOTT |
WILLIAM
THOMPSON |
| LUKE
HELLIWELL |
JAMES
H. THOMAS |
| JOHN
IVY HINDLEY |
GREENWOOD
WADDINGTON
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| JOSEPH
MITCHELL |
TOM.
S. WHITAKER |
| JOHN
A. MURGATROYD |
WM.
ROBERTSHAW CLERK
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| HAWORTH
CENTRAL PARK |
| THIS
TABLET WAS ERECTED |
| TO
COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF |
| BOWLING
GREEN AND PAVILION |
| ON
THE CORONATION DAY OF |
| THEIR
MAJESTIES |
| KING
GEORGE V1 |
| AND |
| QUEEN
ELIZABETH |
| 12TH
MAY 1937 |
| MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL |
| THOS.
DUERDEN J. P. CHAIRMAN |
| GEO.
RUSHWORTH J.P. VICE CHAIRMAN |
| H.
ACKROYD |
C.
E. LUTY |
| R.
M. BAILEY |
J.
MIDGLEY |
| W
M. BARWICK |
P.
OGDEN |
| G
E O. BATESON |
A.
PICKLES |
| W.
V. GOTT |
J.
RILEY |
| L.
HELLIWELL |
F.A.
SAYWELL |
| F.
HOLMES |
T.
A. SUMMERSON |
| G.
WADDINGTON |
W
M. ROBERTSHAW, CLERK |
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