| Calthorpe Park | |
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 The park in September 2009 | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°27′37″N1°54′00″W / 52.4604°N 1.8999°W Coordinates: 52°27′37″N1°54′00″W / 52.4604°N 1.8999°W |
| Created | 1857 |
| Operated by | Birmingham City Council |
Calthorpe Park is a public park in Birmingham, England, created in 1857 and managed by Birmingham City Council. [1]
The park lies in the Sparkbrook Ward of Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. [1] It lies adjacent to and east of the A441 Pershore Road and a short distance south of Five Ways junction and north of Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
The River Rea bisects the park, following south-west to north-east and crossed by two bridges.
The park takes its name from the Calthorpe family, whose Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe provided the land for its creation in 1857, from the Calthorpe Estate. [2] [3] The freehold was signed over by his son, Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe, in 1894. [3]
The park was formally opened on 1 June 1857, by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. [4] The opening ceremony, which featured a triumphal arch, was recorded in a painting by Samuel Lines Snr. [4]
After a lunch at the Town Hall, and arriving via a procession through the streets, the Duke, Lord Calthorpe, and the Mayor, John Ratcliffe, each planted a Cedar tree. [5]
The event was followed by a dinner for the dignitaries and 250 guests at Bee's Royal Hotel, [5] [6] as well as a free concert "for artisans" at the Town Hall, a free ball at a music hall in Coleshill Street and a free meal for 700 soldiers and pensioners at Bingley Hall. [5] These events were funded by John Ratcliffe. [5]
A lodge-house sits at the north-western corner of the park. A bandstand formerly stood near to it.
An 1855 statue of Robert Peel by Peter Hollins, which formerly stood in the park, is now outside the nearby Tally Ho! police training centre, although the original plinth is still in the park.
Edgbaston is a affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre.
Quinton, is a residential area and ward of Birmingham, England just under 5 miles (8 km) west of the city centre. Formerly part of Halesowen parish, Quinton became part of Birmingham in 1909. Quinton was a village and the surrounding area was farmland until the 1930s when the first housing estates were developed. Most of the farmland had been built on by 1980 but some countryside remains in the form of Woodgate Valley Country Park. Along with Bartley Green, Harborne and Edgbaston, Quinton is a part of the Birmingham Edgbaston constituency.
Edgbaston Hall is a country house in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.
The Gough-Calthorpe family is descended from ancient and notable families who both held lands in the area around Birmingham, England.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. It is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club and its T20 team Birmingham Bears. Edgbaston has also been the venue for Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Edgbaston has hosted the T20 Finals Day more than any other cricket ground. Edgbaston is the main home ground for the Birmingham Phoenix men's team in The Hundred competition from 2021.
Baron Calthorpe, of Calthorpe in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Bramber in Parliament. Born Henry Gough, he had assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe upon inheriting the Elvetham and Norfolk estates of his maternal uncle, Sir Henry Calthorpe, in 1788. The Baronetcy, of Edgbaston in the County of Warwick, had been created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 6 April 1728 for Lord Calthorpe's father Henry Gough, who represented Totnes and Bramber in the House of Commons. He was the husband of Barbara, daughter of Reynolds Calthorpe. Three of Lord Calthorpe's sons, the second, third and fourth Barons, both succeeded in the titles. The latter sat as a Member of Parliament for Hindon and Bramber. In 1845 he assumed by Royal licence for himself the surname of Gough only. His eldest son, the fifth Baron, represented East Worcestershire in Parliament as a Liberal. The fifth Baron's younger brother, the seventh Baron, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. The latter's son, the eighth Baron, was succeeded by his grandson, the ninth Baron. The titles became extinct on the death of the ninth Baron's younger brother, the tenth Baron, in 1997.
The Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Baronetcy, of Elvetham Hall in Elvetham in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Edgbaston Pool is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is one of 23 SSSI's in the West Midlands. The site has two distinct units (areas) within it. The first is water-related and contains the 7 hectares lake and the input channel of the Chad Brook as well as some land that is either marsh or lake depending on the season. The second, the smaller section is woodland. In total the site measures 15.93 hectares.
21 Yateley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England is a house built in 1899. It was designed by Herbert Tudor Buckland as his own home, and built by his partnership, Buckland & Haywood-Farmer, which constructed some of the best housing in the Birmingham suburbs in the early 20th century. The architectural style is Arts and Crafts and the house is a Grade I listed building.
Birmingham Central Synagogue is an Orthodox synagogue situated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.
Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.
Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe, was a British agriculturist and philanthropist.
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774), also known as Sir Harry Gough, of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1732 to 1741.
Somerset John Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe,, was a British soldier and politician.
St Silas' Church, Lozells is a Grade II listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham now used by the Triumphant Church of God.
St Paul's Church, Hamstead is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham, England.
Isaac Spooner (c.1735–1816) was an English ironmaster and banker who founded Birmingham Bank.
Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe, known as Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe until 1851, of Elvetham Hall, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Elvetham Hall is a hotel in Hampshire, England, in the parish of Hartley Wintney about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Fleet. The building is a High Victorian Gothic Revival English country house and a Grade II* listed building. It stands in a landscaped park that is Grade II listed.
The Homestead, 25 Woodbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England is a house built in 1897. It was designed by Charles Bateman, and built by James Smith & Son. The architectural style is Arts and Crafts and the house is a Grade I listed building. The garden wall and gate piers facing Woodbourne Road have a separate Grade I listing. The Homestead remains a private residence.
