Introduction
Features of Lightoaks Park include a drive, with lodge, leading from Claremont Road to a roughly circular site with the house (1855) on the western boundary. The site had been created from an area of apparent scrubland with a number of existing ponds or lakes one of which was retained as part of the designed layout surrounding the new house. The expanded site is now part of Lightoaks Park.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Website
https://lightoakspark.org.uk/Access contact details
This is a municipal site for general public use. Please see: http://www.salford.gov.uk/leisure/parks/parksinsalford/publicparks/parks-cws.htm
Owners
Salford City Council
Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 5DA
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Features
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Drive
- Description: There is a drive, with lodge, leading from Claremont Road to a roughly circular site with the house on the western boundary.
- Gate Lodge
- Lake
- Description: The site had been created from an area of apparent scrubland with a number of existing ponds or lakes one of which was retained as part of the designed layout surrounding the new house.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
8
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- University of Manchester and University of York, {A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Greater Manchester}, York, 1994 A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Greater Manchester
Contributors
Lancashire Gardens Trust
Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit