PERRY HALL PARK
'Perry Hall Park' (also called 'Perry Hall Playing Fields') is a park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at . It was in Staffordshire until 1924.
It was formerly the site of Perry Hall, home of the Gough family, though only the hall's moat remains. When Harry Dorsey Gough set up home in Maryland, USA, in 1774, he named his estate there Perry Hall.
The park is bisected by the River Tame, which was remodelled in 2005 to slow the flow, alleviate flooding and create improved habitats for wildlife, as part of the SMURF (Sustainable Management of Urban Rivers and Floodplains) project.
The park is skirted by the Birmingham - Walsall railway line (the "Chase Line"), formerly the Grand Junction Railway and served by nearby Perry Barr railway station and, at the western end, Hamstead railway station.
★ Perry Park
★ Birmingham City Council page on the park
★ The Two Perry Halls
★ SMURF
It was formerly the site of Perry Hall, home of the Gough family, though only the hall's moat remains. When Harry Dorsey Gough set up home in Maryland, USA, in 1774, he named his estate there Perry Hall.
The park is bisected by the River Tame, which was remodelled in 2005 to slow the flow, alleviate flooding and create improved habitats for wildlife, as part of the SMURF (Sustainable Management of Urban Rivers and Floodplains) project.
The park is skirted by the Birmingham - Walsall railway line (the "Chase Line"), formerly the Grand Junction Railway and served by nearby Perry Barr railway station and, at the western end, Hamstead railway station.
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Not to be confused with
★ Perry Park
External links
★ Birmingham City Council page on the park
★ The Two Perry Halls
★ SMURF
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