2017

SK9136 : Weir on the River Witham, Wyndham Park

taken 8 years ago, near to Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Weir on the River Witham, Wyndham Park
Weir on the River Witham, Wyndham Park
There was originally a water mill at this site.
Wyndham Park, Grantham

The park as it appears today is the result of a donation of £1000 in 1920 by the Dowager Lady Leconfield in memory of her son Lt. Hon. William Reginald Wyndham, which the Town Council of Grantham used to develop the existing Slate Mill Park as a general memorial to the dead of the First World War. The Council agreed to change the name of the park in recognition of this.

Facilities developed included a swimming pool (based on a long-standing bathing area in the River Witham), a paddling pool, bowling greens and a large shelter with cast iron canopy.

Although application has been made to have the Park listed, this has been declined on the basis that the park represents a development of a previous park and that the facilities do not present a cohesive stylistic grouping and are not of significant architectural interest.

Details of the park and the listing decision here
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River Witham

The River Witham is a 82 mile long river, almost entirely in Lincolnshire. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, passes Lincoln and Boston, finally flowing into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash. The river is navigable from Lincoln to Boston.
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SK9136, 504 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 February, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 17 February, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 9161 3645 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:55.0601N 0:38.3386W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 9159 3645
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