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War Memorial Park, Coventry
The War Memorial Park is a large park
of about 48.5 hectares situated in southern Coventry.
The park was opened in July 1921 as a tribute to the 2,587
Coventrians who died between 1914 and 1918 fighting in the First World War.
The most prominent construction in the park is the Coventry war memorial monument, which was built in 1927.
The park's features include football pitches, bowling greens,
a small golf course, tennis courts, a paddling pool, an aviary for small birds, and a skate board area, but it mainly comprises large open green areas with many trees and shrubberies. A perimeter path lies just inside the park's boundaries,and now encircles the entire park following completion of groundwork on the south-western segment in the Summer of 2006.
Visitors can leave their cars in the park's main car park and catch a bus to Coventry City Centre.
The park is the venue for a number of annual events including the Godiva Festival and the Donkey Derby, but after bad weather in the summer of 2007, the Donkey Derby was held at Hearsall Common, Earlsdon.
The monument
The war memorial monument is most prominent construction in the park.
It was designed by local architect T. F. Tinker and £5,000 was raised from a public appeal that commenced in 1924 to fund the building work. It was built in 1927 and dedicated by Field Marshall Douglas Haig on 8 October 1927.
