Victoria Gardens, Neath
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The Victoria Gardens are a Grade II registered park in the town centre of Neath
, Wales
. The park was opened for Queen Victoria
's Diamond Jubilee on 22 June 1897 and officially re-opened as Victoria Gardens on 30 June 1898. It has been described as "a quintessential Victorian urban public park" and has most of its original layout and features intact, including a bandstand, a bronze statue of Howell Gwyn, Gorsedd stones
, and inclined flowers beds that display carpet bedding designs.
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The park was opened for Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
's Diamond Jubilee on 22 June 1897 and officially re-opened as Victoria Gardens on 30 June 1898. It has been described as "a quintessential Victorian urban public park" and has most of its original layout and features intact, including a bandstand, a bronze statue of Howell Gwyn, Gorsedd stones
Gorsedd stones
Gorsedd Stones are groups of standing stones constructed for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. They form an integral part of the druidic Gorsedd ceremonies of the Eisteddfod...
, and inclined flowers beds that display carpet bedding designs.