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In 1992 an opportunity arose to consider part of the Norden Farm estate, sought for redevelopment. The site offered listed buildings [2] together with a quality ambiance suited to creative activity, an opportunity to preserve part of Maidenhead's heritage and close proximity to the heart of the community which would enable use of the facility to be maximised.
Carlisle Park is a park located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, Northumberland. [1] The park has the William Turner Garden, [2] [3] an aviary, a paddling pool, [4] an ancient woodland, tennis courts, [5] several bowling greens and a skate park. [1] The park has one of the only four floral clocks in England, which was ...
It collects and preserves artefacts, photographs, documents, and sound recordings, to illustrate local history. The Maidenhead Archaeological & Historical Society, [3] founded in 1960–1, collaborates with the centre. [4] In December 2006, the centre and museum moved to a permanent location in Park Street.
The park covers an area of 22 acres (0.1 km 2). Opening times vary by season: park gates are opened at 07:00am and closed at/after dusk e.g. at around 16:00pm in mid-winter, and in the summer it can stay open 'til as late as 21:00pm; notices re park closing-times are posted on all three park entrances. [ 1 ]
The schedule changes, which will accommodate rush-hour traffic, are being tried out on a temporary basis Commuters rejoice! The Woods bridge opening schedule is about to get more vehicle-friendly
The park was originally part of the estate belonging to Braywick Lodge. [3] In 1969 the 19th-century mansion was demolished, but the stables were saved and refurbished in 1989 to provide a nature centre. [3] In 1999 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. [1]
The thin small island is connected to Guards Club Park by a low cast-iron and wood footbridge which blocks the near channel (backwater) to boat navigation apart from kayaks. The island gets its alternative name from eel bucks [ 1 ] from which the footbridge was adapted in 1865 to allow access to its Guards Club Boathouse (since demolished).
It was the meeting place of Maidenhead Borough Council until 1974 when it became the headquarters of the enlarged Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council. [11] The town hall was extensively refurbished, to a design by McBains Cooper, at a cost of £1.6 million, in 2014, [ 12 ] and proposals for the refurbishment of the Desborough Suite, a cost ...