Princes Park, Eastbourne
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Princes Park in Eastbourne
, East Sussex
, England
, is a 33 acres (13.4 ha) park 1 miles (1.6 km) east of Eastbourne
Town Centre and the Victorian
seafront.
The park consists of a 18 hole putting green, a bowling green
, a boating lake (known as Crumbles Pond) and 2 small children's play areas, one of which has a paddling pool. There is also a Football ground, known as The Oval which is the home of Eastbourne United Association Football Club
and a playing field which hosts travelling funfairs and Circus
es several times of the year.
The park was originally called Gilbert's Recreation ground, named after the owner and was leased to Eastbourne Borough Council in 1907. On 30 June 1931, King Edward VIII
, then known as the Prince of Wales
, visited the park and planted an Evergreen Oak, the park was shortly renamed Princes Park in his honour.
In the 1940s the local council was looking to develop part of the park into a sports areana with an athletics track and grass cycle track and in 1946 Eastbourne Old Comrades Football Club
was invited to play their games at the ground after their original ground, called Lynchmere was sold for redevelopment.
In the 1970s Eastbourne Borough
played their home games on the playing field here before moving to Priory Lane.
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is a 33 acres (13.4 ha) park 1 miles (1.6 km) east of Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
Town Centre and the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
seafront.
The park consists of a 18 hole putting green, a bowling green
Bowling green
A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
, a boating lake (known as Crumbles Pond) and 2 small children's play areas, one of which has a paddling pool. There is also a Football ground, known as The Oval which is the home of Eastbourne United Association Football Club
Eastbourne United Association F.C.
Eastbourne United Association F.C. is a football club based in Eastbourne, England. They were formed in 2003 after a merger between Eastbourne United and Shinewater Association. In 2009 they were the Sussex County League champions for the first time in 53 years, 18 years after leaving the Isthmian...
and a playing field which hosts travelling funfairs and Circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
es several times of the year.
The park was originally called Gilbert's Recreation ground, named after the owner and was leased to Eastbourne Borough Council in 1907. On 30 June 1931, King Edward VIII
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...
, then known as the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
, visited the park and planted an Evergreen Oak, the park was shortly renamed Princes Park in his honour.
In the 1940s the local council was looking to develop part of the park into a sports areana with an athletics track and grass cycle track and in 1946 Eastbourne Old Comrades Football Club
Eastbourne United Association F.C.
Eastbourne United Association F.C. is a football club based in Eastbourne, England. They were formed in 2003 after a merger between Eastbourne United and Shinewater Association. In 2009 they were the Sussex County League champions for the first time in 53 years, 18 years after leaving the Isthmian...
was invited to play their games at the ground after their original ground, called Lynchmere was sold for redevelopment.
In the 1970s Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough F.C.
Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...
played their home games on the playing field here before moving to Priory Lane.