Mowbray Park Sunderland
Mowbray Park in Sunderland is one of the oldest municipal parks in the North East of England. The park was opened by local MP John Candlish in 1857. The park was named after the previous land owners the Mowbray family. Having fallen in to a degree of neglect after WWII when the area had been subject to considerable bomb damage the park was significantly restored in the 1990's and reopened in drinking fountain dates from 1876 and was erected in memory of William Hall a member of Sunderland District Independent Order of Oddfellows. (Oddfellows were members of a local Guild of Fellows from an odd assortment of trades a form of trade association, these associations provided mutual support to members and funded charitable activities.). The flower bed behind the fountain is planted to celebrate the British Heart Foundation.
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Location: Sunderland,Tyne & Wear
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