Corporation Park
Ellie Westell
Corporation Park is a Victorian park located in Blackburn, lancashire. It was landscaped by William Hendersonand opened in 1857. it was once used mainly by the mill workers in the aera who would go in their free time to get fresha ir after working in the dusty mill all day.when the park first opened, people donaded different thingsto the park including fountains, black swans and other types of birds. The Park is now having money spent on it to clean it up and rebuild to get more vistiters walking dogs or with children. The park has many different activities including bowling green, tennis courts, two playgrounds and a free outdoor gym. Cannons were added at the top of the park that were captured from sevastopole in Russia. The three bowling greens were laid between 1923 and 1925. The park sits on 44.5 acers of land that contains the many activities in the park.