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Created 7 September 1895 (1895-09-07) Hours Open today · 7AM–6PMSaturday7AM–6PMSunday7AM–6PMMonday7AM–6PMTuesday7AM–6PMWednesday7AM–6PMThursday7AM–6PMFriday7AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Victoria Park - Tipton, Barnford Hill Park, Lightwoods Park, Smethwick West railway st, Dartmouth Park | ||
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West Smethwick Park is a public park in the St Pauls ward of Smethwick, England. It opened on 7 September 1895.
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Smethwick - and thus the park - was traditionally in Staffordshire, but has been administrated by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, as pert of the West Midlands county, since 1974.
In June 2015, it was announced that a £4.8 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant had been reserved for the park, subject to final approval. It would allow for the restoration of the pavilion, bandstand and memorials.
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MemorialsEdit
The park features a memorial, in brick and terracotta, with a bronze bust, to Sir James Timmins Chance, a partner in the nearby glass-making firm, Chance Brothers. Chance purchased the land for the park. Beneath the bust is a plaque reading:
James T. ChanceM.A J.P. D.L.For fifty years a partner in the firm of Chance Brothers & Co. at the Glass Works Smethwick and the Alkali Works, OldburyHe purchased the land for the park, laid it out and endowed it and on September 7th 1895 opened itA gift to the public for ever.He also made the roads on its East and West boundaries.A stone drinking fountain commemorates John Chance, chairman of Chance Brothers, who died in November 1900. There is also a memorial to Ft Sgts Cox and Preston, who crashed nearby on 31 July 1944.