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Spencer Park
The city owes a debt of gratitude to Coventry benefactor David Spencer, for the gift of land for Spencer Park which opened in 1883. He had acquired land in Earlsdon which he donated for a park long before he died in 1888. David Spencer is commemorated by a memorial which says: "This tree was planted in 1925 in memory of David Spencer (1805-1888) a generous benefactor of Coventry who presented this park to the people of Coventry City in 1852. By 1894 a “gymnasium”, as it was called, consisting of swings, roundabouts, slides, see-saws and climbing frames was erected for the children. This was followed some years later by the bowling greens and tennis courts and the pavilion, designed by the City Engineer and opened in August 1915.
Originally the park stretched from the railway bridge (the iron part of which was constructed in the 1850s to maintain a public right of way through the new railway marshalling and goods yard) to Dalton Road, unbroken by what is now Spencer Avenue. The section of road that runs through the park was added in the early 1900's to link the existing Spencer Road with Albany Road.
Source: http://www.earlsdon.org.uk/history/spencerpark.html
More recently a local resident group called The Friends of Spencer Park are cooperating to improve the amenities of Spencer Park and Recreation Ground, located on Spencer Road in Earlsdon, Coventry. https://www.facebook.com/pg/FriendsofSpencerPark