Rickerby Park

Gatehouse to Rickerby Park

Rickerby Park is a public open space in Carlisle, Cumbria on the banks of the River Eden. The parkland is dotted with mature trees, beneath which cattle and sheep graze the sweet pasture grasses. A riverbank path follows the sweeping bends of the Eden and, by crossing the Memorial Bridge, you can complete a circular walk back to the city centre on the opposite bank. It is the venue for the annual Cumberland County Show.[1] Nearby is Rickerby Hall and the village of Rickerby.

History

The manor of Rickerby has been owned by the a number of families, specifically the Tilliols,Rickerbys,Pickerings, Westons, Musgraves, Studholmes, Gilpins, Richardsons, and Grahams.

In the 19th century it was owned by the banker,[2] George Head Head.[3] In 1876, George Head Head died and Mile MacInnees, a justice of the Peace, succeeded to the 940 acres (3.8 km2) of Rickerby where he owned all the land. In 1914 the estate was broken up and sold off up by the trustees of the MacInnes estate.

In 1920 the Citizens League purchased the area we know today as Rickerby Park for £11,500.[4] In a joint scheme with the Corporation (now Carlisle City Council), Rickerby Park was dedicated as a memorial to the fallen of the Great War of 1914-1918, the suspension bridge from St Aidans Road was erected along with the memorial cenotaph. On the 25th May 1922, Rickerby Park was formally opened and handed over to the City of Carlisle for the benefit of the public.

References

  1. ↑ Cumberland Show
  2. ↑ Carlisle History, accessed 26 July 2008
  3. ↑ VisitCumbria, accessed 26 July 2008
  4. ↑ History of Rickerby Park, accessed 04 February 2014

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Coordinates: 54°54′15″N 2°54′56″W / 54.90427°N 2.91542°W