Pype Hayes Park

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Pype Hayes Park
Pype Hayes Park
Location Erdington, Birmingham, England
Coordinates 52°31′37″N1°48′29″W / 52.527°N 1.808°W / 52.527; -1.808
Operated by Birmingham City Council
Website www.birmingham.gov.uk/pype-hayes-park

Pype Hayes Park is a park in Birmingham, England. The park is part of the Westminster constituency of Birmingham Erdington and straddles the boundary between the Birmingham City Council wards of Pype Hayes and Erdington. It borders the Pitts Farm estate as well as the Paget and Pype Hayes estates.

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The park is a popular site for dog walkers in the area.

History

The park originates from the estate of Henry de Pipe, who owned a notable portion of land surrounding the village of Erdington in the 14th century. On the grounds of the site he built the Manor of Pipe (Now called Pype Hayes Hall) which received a Grade II listed status in 1952. [1]

The park was formerly the home of an annual Bonfire Night celebration, however this was stopped in 2015 after over 50 years of running due to a lack of funding, [2] with the bonfire at the event having been cancelled in 2011 as the council struggled to find the £60,000 necessary. [3]

The park has frequently been targeted by travellers. [4]

Accidental Ban on Dogs

A Springer Spaniel on a walk in Pype Hayes Park Smiling dog at Pype Hayes park.jpg
A Springer Spaniel on a walk in Pype Hayes Park

On September 13 2022, a sign appeared at the entrance to the park claiming the park was a dog free area, sparking widespread outrage amongst the community. [5] The park had long been popular amongst dog walkers, who took to Facebook to complain about the decision. One resident described the sign as "bloody disgusting."

The following day, Birmingham City Council claimed that the sign was a 'mistake' and that dogs were not supposed to be banned from the park, with a spokesperson saying any incorrect signage would be removed at the earliest possible opportunity. [5]

Features

The park is notable for forming part of the southern boundary of Sutton Coldfield, which runs along the northern boundary of the park. Along the northern boundary runs Plants Brook, a tributary of the River Tame. The park also is notable for the pond at its centre, with Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, and Mute Swans being among the animals which reside around it. [6] The park has an extensive wooded portion across the northern half.

Next to Pype Hayes Hall is a maintained garden, which incorporates flower beds and dwarf yew hedges. [6]

The site also contains 4 tennis courts and a children's playground, with a car park serving both at the main entrance, and the National Cycle Network route 534 runs through the park. [7]

Incidents

The park is noted for the unsolved murders of Mary Ashford in 1817 and Barbara Forrest in 1974, which shared a striking number of similarities. [8]

The park has also seen a number of other tragedies, with an 18-year-old stabbed in July 2022, [9] the 2010 running of the Bonfire Night event saw the sexual assault of a teenage girl, [10] two people were pulled from the pond in critical condition in separate incidents on September 18th and 19th 2020, [11] [12] various incidents of people being run over near the park, and the death of a teenager after a van hit a tree on the border of the park in 2008. [13] The woman pulled from the pond on September 19th later died at the Heartlands Hospital. [14]

There was a large police presence opposite to the park in February 2023 after a fight broke out on a coach of Aston Villa fans, with half a dozen people being pepper sprayed and a man charged with three accounts of assaulting a police officer. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "PYPE HAYES HALL, Non Civil Parish - 1343357 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Elkes, Neil (19 October 2015). "Pype Hayes Bonfire Night fireworks axed - meaning no council show anywhere in Birmingham". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ↑ McCarthy, Nick (12 October 2011). "Birmingham City Council scraps bonfire at Pype Hayes fireworks celebration". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Horner, Nick (14 June 2021). "Travellers given deadline to leave park after weekend arrival". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 Horner, Nick (14 September 2022). "Fury as 'No Dogs' sign appears in popular city park". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 Council, Birmingham City. "Pype Hayes Park". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Bentley, David (4 September 2013). "Family-friendly cycling: The New Hall Valley Route". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Halifax, Justine (26 November 2015). "The chilling links between two brutal murders 160 years apart". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Two boys arrested over Pype Hayes park stabbing". BBC News. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pype Hayes Park bonfire night sex attack investigated". BBC News. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Woman pulled from Pype Hayes Park lake 'critical'". BBC News. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ↑ birminghammail.co.uk (20 September 2020). "Police reveal second person pulled from park pool in just 24hrs". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Live, Birmingham (31 October 2008). "Teenager dies in Chester Road smash". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  14. ↑ Tyler, Jane (8 October 2020). "Woman pulled from a pool in city park last month dies". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Horner, Nick (27 February 2023). "Man charged with assault as cops 'attacked' in incident near city park". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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