| War Memorial Park | |
|---|---|
 Coventry War Memorial, the city's war memorial at the centre of the park | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Coventry, England |
| OS grid | SP324770 |
| Coordinates | 52°23′24″N 1°31′23″W / 52.390132°N 1.523113°W |
| Area | 48.5 hectares |
| Created | July 1921 |
| Operated by | Coventry City Council |
| Status | Open all year |
The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48.5 hectares in southern Coventry, England.[1] 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.[2] The landscaped gardens and sports areas were created in the late-1920s and 1930s,[3] and the most prominent structure in the park is the city's war memorial, built in 1927.[2][4]
- ^ AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby (2nd edition (May 2003) ed.). AA Publishing. 2 January 2004. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-7495-3973-9.
- ^ a b Douglas, Alton (February 1991). Coventry: A Century of News. Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 33. ISBN 0-902464-36-1.
- ^ Coventry City Council: History of the War Memorial Park Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 October 2008
- ^ "Remembering those who perished". icCoventry.co.uk. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.