Survey Data
Reg No
12005004
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Park
In Use As
Park
Date
1920 - 1930
Coordinates
250262, 155880
Date Recorded
07/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Public park, c.1925, on site of bull ring, 1712, with sections of iron railings to perimeter of site on unpainted rendered, ruled and lined plinth having cast-iron colonette piers with moulding capping, and iron gate. (ii) Freestanding statue, erected 1954, comprising inscribed limestone ashlar tapered plinth on stepped base with cut-limestone capping supporting carved statue.
Appraisal
An attractive park forming an appealing feature in the townscape while enhancing the setting value of the nearby Saint Mary's Catholic Cathedral (12005002/KK-4766-08-02). Having origins in an early eighteenth-century bull ring the park continues to serve an important role as a public amenity. Early iron work to the perimeter enhances the design value of the park while a statue erected to commemorate the Marian Year (1954) further contributes to the artistic importance of the site.