2010

SJ9400 : King George V Memorial Park

taken 14 years ago, near to Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, England

King George V Memorial Park
King George V Memorial Park
Marked by the heraldic panel at the entrance the fields were established by the King George’s Fields Foundation "to promote and to assist in the establishment throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of playing fields for the use and enjoyment of the people every such playing field to be styled 'King George’s Field' and to be distinguished by heraldic panels or other appropriate tablet medallion or inscription commemorative of His Late Majesty and of a design approved by the Administrative Council."

The heraldic panel on the left shows the lion and the panel on the right the unicorn. The panels are provided by the Foundation and their approval was required for the entrance.

The entrance was reconstructed in 2008 and the panels have finally been replaced. SJ9400 : Heraldic Panel - King George V Memorial Park SJ9400 : Heraldic Plaque - King George V Memorial Park
King George's Fields

As a memorial to King George V after his death in 1936, a foundation was established to give capital grants to towns and villages for the provision of playing fields: "any open space used for the purpose of outdoor games, sports and pastimes." All sites were to be called 'King George’s Field' and distinguished by heraldic panels that were usually displayed at a specially designed entrance. 471 schemes in the UK received grants from the Foundation. In 1965 the responsibility for establishing and preserving King George's Fields passed to the National Playing Fields Association. LinkExternal link


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Category: Park > Park
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · King George V Memorial Park [7] · Heraldic Panel at the Entrance the Fields [4] Title Clusters: · King George V Memorial Park [3] ·
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SJ9400, 200 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 August, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 21 August, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 944 007 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.2487N 2:5.0030W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 944 007
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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