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THE sports complex to the
left of centre of this panorama of the Barony Park is a replacement for a pavilion that
was burned down a number of years ago.
The pavilion was used by
Nantwich Cricket Club before they moved to their own ground a short way away in
Whitehouse Lane.
There are what used to
be tennis courts to
the far left of the sports complex. They seem now to be used for five-a-side football.
But Nantwich Lawn Tennis Club
has - obviously - courts. A children's
playground is to the left and a skateboard area to its right. Local football
teams use
the park, but cricket clubs don't do so any more. That always gave it a real
village green atmosphere in the summer.
The park is also the venue
for other town events including the annual Carnival - or
Family Fun Day, as it is now
called. The original Carnival at this location was revived by the local
churches to mark the new Millennium - or Jesus Christ's 2,000th birthday, as
they billed it. The Carnival was a big attraction at Brookfield Park - on the
other side of town - every June in the 1960s and
' 70s until it ceased to be held. The Nantwich Transport Festival takes place on the
park every August (see the What's On - general - page).
The area was once designated as Beam
Heath land, with what (on a map I saw) appears to be large pools on it.
There is also an area - I won't pinpoint it - that was once a land fill site.
But that is now a very useful - and solid ! - part of the area.
As you will see from the pictures,
Barony Park is not a park in the Crewe Park and London parks sense - there are
no pathways across undulating land. People use it for dog walking (complete
with those little plastic bags after Fido has "performed". Yuk!) and jogging,
and there are some seats. But it is mainly a very pleasant open space used for
activities as outlined above. Queen's Garden (pictured below) has a circular
area in the centre with low hedges enclosing seats. It is across Barony Road
from Barony Park.
lLocation:
On the outskirts of town, in Barony Road. This is at the end of Beam Street
(or Millstone Lane if you are visiting from the Hospital Street direction!)
lOpening
times:
This is open park land with no closing times. There are other green areas
nearby - including Queen's Gardens which is across Barony Road from the
park.
lAdmission:
See opening times above.
lDisabled
access?: Level access from adjoining footpaths.
lWebsite:
None.
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