Alexandra Park History
Tucked away in the heart of Stockton Heath, this green oasis is a treasured piece of local history and a beloved recreational hub.
The land on which Alexandra Park stands was conveyed as a gift in 1923 to Stockton Heath Parish Council from Greenall Whitley & Company Ltd.
Warrington Borough Council, its current managers did not come into existence until 1974.
King George’s Field
On 30th January 1936 upon the death of King George V, the then Lord Mayor of the City of London set up a committee to consider what form a national memorial to the late King should take.
In March 1936, the committee decided that there should be a statute in London and a philanthropic scheme of specific character which would benefit the whole country and be associated with King George V’s name.
The urbanisation of Great Britain in the twentieth century has brought home to many public-spirited people the fact that the lack of open spaces must restrict the rising generation physically.
As a result, in November of that year, the King George’s Fields Foundation was constituted by trust deed to give effect to the scheme which was to create a string of playing fields in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V(1865-1936). Each such field, open public space, is a registered charity in its own right.
