Rock Park

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Rock Park
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Obelisk at the entrance to Rock Park
Rock Park
Type Urban Park
Location Barnstaple, Devon, England
Coordinates 51°04′25″N4°03′22″W / 51.0736°N 4.0561°W / 51.0736; -4.0561
Created1879
Operated byBarnstaple Town Council
OpenAll year
Website Barnstaple Town Council

Rock Park is an urban park in Barnstaple, Devon, England. [1] The park was donated to the public by William Frederick Rock and opened in 1879. It has a number of listed structures including an obelisk at the entrance to the park, a lodge and a range of historic lamp posts.

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History

The park was donated to the public by William Frederick Rock and officially opened 12 August 1879. [2] It was designed and laid out by RD Gould. [3] The opening was commemorated with an obelisk at the entrance to the park which is a listed structure with Historic England. [4] William Rock was born in Barnstaple and educated at Christ's Hospital London, he started a successful printing business and became wealthy. He became a benefactor to the town founding the literary and scientific foundation in 1845, Rock Park in 1879 and North Devon Athenæum in 1888. [1]

Landmarks

The park contains a number of structures listed with Historic England. These include Rock Park Lodge which was built in Queen Anne style. [5] There are a number of historic lamp posts with one erected around the time of the park's opening designed in a Free Baroque style. [6] There are a pair of lampstands with pedestal bottoms dating to the same time at the entrance to the park. [3]

Facilities

There is a children's play area, tennis, crown green bowling, basketball, football, a skatepark, footpaths and walking along the River Taw, an outdoor gym and refreshment kiosk. [1] Barnstaple Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning at 9am, it is 5 km in length and run on the park's footpaths. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rock Park". www.barnstapletowncouncil.co.uk.
  2. "Rock Park". www.barnstapletowncouncil.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "LAMP POST AT JUNCTION OF NEW ROAD AND PARK TERRACE, Barnstaple (1385221)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. Historic England. "OBELISK AT NORTH ENTRANCE, Barnstaple (1385312)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. Historic England. "ROCK PARK LODGE, Barnstaple (1385223)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. Historic England. "PAIR OF LAMP STANDARDS WITH PEDESTALS AT NORTH ENTRANCE OF ROCK PARK, Barnstaple (1385313)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. "Course | Barnstaple parkrun". parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2018.