More Info →Memorial Park upgrade

Description

Memorial Park playground being upgraded. The 'poppy' theme is to represent the park as a WWII memorial. Memorial Park (previously named Fitzroy Park) at Terrace End, was formerly a metal pit used by the Railways Department for ballast, from about 1876-1937. The Palmerston North City Council purchased the 21 acre site in 1938 and developed it into a recreational and sporting area. A WWII memorial was erected 1952 and in 1954 Fitzroy Park was officially dedicated as Memorial Park. The memorial no longer exists but the park still serves as a memorial to those who served in WWII.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

IMCA Digital Archive

Date

November 3, 2020

Digitisation ID

2020BD_IMCA-DigitalArchive_032807

Format

Born Digital

Held In

IMCA Digital Archive