Coronation Park

History of the Site:

“This area was formerly a paddock and opened as a park on 22nd June 1911 to commemorate George V’s Coronation. The day’s main event however was the unveiling of a lamp and fountain which were placed on the periphery of the park, near the Castle Hill-Low Road junction. The cost of these items, made by George Wright of Rotherham was £30, plus fixing costs. ~A total of £150 was raised through public subscription, the remaining money being spent on a ‘Coronation’ tea for the village’s children and old people. The lamp and fountain were unveiled by Mrs Godfrey Walker who had travelled from her home in Scarborough. She had provided as a gift to Conisbrough, the land on which the Coronation Park Occupied. At the time the land’s value was put at around £540. She also donated a further £150 to cover the expense of footpaths and iron railings.”

Taken from, June and Tony Greathead (1990) ‘Photographs of Old Conisbrough’, p.13.