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  Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

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  Andy Ward

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  01254 585060 
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Information about this open space

Corporation Park (18 ha) is a traditional Victorian park close to the centre of Blackburn. The land was acquired from Joseph Feilden, who declined to sell it to any private individual but reserved it for the public. The park was laid out by William Henderson and opened in 1857. The park is now registered by English Heritage as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest.  Many of the features of the park have been restored recently with a Heritage Lottery grant. Features include the main entrance to the park, which is from Preston New Road under a handsome archway with flanking lodges. A formal Garden of Remembrance, laid out in 1922 and war memorial are just beyond the entrance, fountains, two lakes, home to many species of waterfowl, including mute swan and ducks coming from this is Snig brook.  Other features are a fine example of a Victorian cast iron conservatory, adjacent to the conservatory is an aviary, opened in 1958 and still housing a collection of birds. In addition to the lodges at the main entrance there are two other porter’s lodges at East and West Park Road entrances. Various statues, a Broad Walk, a viewing platform, various facilities such as tennis courts, bowling greens, children’s play area.