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General Category => Old Chesterfield => Topic started by: Pete on February 06, 2015, 06:00:20 PM

Title: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Pete on February 06, 2015, 06:00:20 PM
Not long after the park was built, looking at people's clothes.

(http://www.ichesterfield.co.uk/images/dog-kennels-qp-lake.jpg)
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Fly on February 06, 2015, 06:04:22 PM
It looks huge !!
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: therealjr on February 06, 2015, 06:18:18 PM
Difficult to tell because of the perspective of the photo but the banks certainly look a lot smaller than they currently are.
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Old Cruser on February 06, 2015, 06:23:45 PM
Do they still have the rowing boats on there?
I enjoyed the paddling pool at the side of the lake, it's long gone, however I like the play area near the cafe for the younger children
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Pete on February 06, 2015, 07:03:30 PM
The boats were lost in the arson attack last year.

(http://www.ichesterfield.co.uk/images/qp-boats-fire.jpg)
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Fly on February 06, 2015, 07:19:26 PM
Just looked on Old-Maps, it's been the same shape and size since the 1898 map. It wasn't there in 1883 LOL
I didn't doubt you nicheuk, just wanted to see it for myself  ;)
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Pete on February 06, 2015, 07:47:20 PM
Queens Park was built in 1887.
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Slacker on February 07, 2015, 09:09:38 AM
I seem to remember in the 1960s part of the lake at the Boythorpe Road end got altered. Maybe that's when the paddling pool went
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Old Cruser on February 07, 2015, 10:08:30 AM
It got very neglected slacker from what I remember.
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Pete on February 18, 2015, 02:10:17 PM
One more shot
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Old Cruser on February 18, 2015, 07:04:54 PM
I can't remember the railway, when was it done away with?
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Pete on February 18, 2015, 07:06:30 PM
Aye, it's gone now. But traces remain... ;)
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Old Cruser on February 18, 2015, 07:07:59 PM
Quote from: Pete on February 18, 2015, 07:06:30 PM
Aye, it's gone now. But traces remain... ;)

Year?
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Pete on February 18, 2015, 07:10:54 PM
No idea. I could find out when the railway was finished, but no idea of the date of the photo.
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Old Cruser on February 18, 2015, 07:12:02 PM
I mean when was the railway taken down - year?
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: therealjr on February 18, 2015, 10:41:53 PM
According to the wiki page passenger services stopped in 1951, freight in 1957 and the lines ripped up soon after. The station in its guise as a paint shop stayed till 1973 allegedly. Must admit that date puzzles me a bit given that the AGD was built in the late 60's
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Slacker on February 19, 2015, 06:25:18 AM
Level crossing gates remained for years
Title: Re: Queens Park Boating Lake
Post by: Old Cruser on February 19, 2015, 09:42:20 AM
Quote from: therealjr on February 18, 2015, 10:41:53 PM
According to the wiki page passenger services stopped in 1951, freight in 1957 and the lines ripped up soon after. The station in its guise as a paint shop stayed till 1973 allegedly. Must admit that date puzzles me a bit given that the AGD was built in the late 60's

Cheers JR, that will be why I have no recollection of it, I would have been 8 yrs when it was ripped up