This page shows a timeline for the features in Coronation Park where dates are known. More information can be obtained from the individual entries in the menu on the left.
Date | Event |
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1910 August | Land purchased for new recreation ground that became Coronation Park |
1911 May | Coronation Park officially named |
1911 August | Agreed to provide pitches for Rugby and Association Football |
1912 March | Two cricket pitches to be provided |
1913 April | One baseball pitch to be provided |
1922 June | Drinking fountain provided |
1924 January | Construction of shelter in progress |
1924 December | Decision to purchase adjoining land as extension to the park |
1934 September | Draining and fencing of the extension ground initiated |
1936 August | Football pitches prepared in the extension ground |
1938 December | Tender accepted to build sports pavilion |
1939 May 8th | Tenders invited for the erection of an entrance lodge |
1939-1945 | Park used for various wartime functions including barrage balloon site, allotments and grazing |
1940 February | Lodge reported as nearly ready to be occupied |
1943 June | Agreed to remove railings for scrap purposes |
1945 March | Thorn boundary hedge of 500 yards planted to replace the railings |
1947 September | Tender accepted for the construction of two hard tennis courts |
1950 January | Agreed that part of the extension would be exchanged for industrial land at Stephenson Street |
1991 September | Land set aside for dog kennels, later occupied by the Newport City Dogs Home |