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| Summerfield Park |
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Summerfield Park is a 40-acre urban park in Winson Green/Edgbaston. It was once the grounds of Summerfield House: a Georgian mansion owned by glass manufacturer Lucas Chance which was demolished in 1889. The park, which opened in 1876, contains landscaped paths, tree clusters, meadows, formal gardens, tennis courts, pitches, playgrounds, a disused railway, drinking fountain and Edwardian bandstand. A peace rally was held at Summerfield Park on Sunday 14th August 2011; over 5,000 attended to demonstrate community solidarity in the aftermath of the Birmingham Riots (News Headlines 15/08/11). The funerals of three men who died in the early hours of Wednesday 10th August, whilst defending local bsuinesses from looters, were held in Summerfield Park on Thursday 18th August. A crowd of over 25,000 attended and were addressed by Tariq Jahan, the father of Haroon Jahan, one of the deceased, and Wajid Shamsul Hasan, the Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK (News Headlines 21/08/11). |
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| All Saints Park |
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All Saints Park is a 22-acre park off Lodge Road, Winson Green. It contains a cricket pitch, meadow, playgrounds, hardcourts and tree clusters. |
| Parks & Gardens in Birmingham - Guide Winson Green - Map |
| Bacchus Road Recreation Ground |
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Bacchus Road Recreation Ground is 3-acre public open space in Winson
Green. It contains scrub, meadows, trees, pathways, hardcourts and a playground. |
| Parks & Gardens in Birmingham - Guide Winson Green - Map |
| Great Western POS |
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Great Western POS is a 5-acre public open space alongside the
Leamington-Worcester Line (formerly the Great Western), off Handsworth
New Road, Winson Green. It contains scrubland and trees. |
| Parks & Gardens in Birmingham - Guide Winson Green - Map |
| Moilliet POS |
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Moilliet POS is a 16-acre public open space off Winson Street, Winson
Green. It contains scrub, meadows, trees, pathways and a playground. It was formerly the grounds of Abberley Hall, once owned by Victorian banker John Lewis Moilliet. |
| Parks & Gardens in Birmingham - Guide Winson Green - Map |
| Norman Street POS |
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Norman Street POS is a 5-acre public open space alongside the Soho Canal
Loop in Winson Green. It contains tree clusters, landscaped pathways, copses, lawns and scrub. |
| Parks & Gardens in Birmingham - Guide Winson Green - Map |
| Wellington Street POS |
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Wellington Street POS is a 4-acre public open space in Winson Green. It contains scrub, meadows, tree clusters and pathways. |
| Parks & Gardens in Birmingham - Guide Winson Green - Map |
| Green Map: Winson Green |
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