History of the Park
12 January 1910
John Hodgson Howe of Norfolk House, Denton sold a parcel of land to Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council for the purposes of section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875 (q.v.) (The price was £3035.3s.9d).
The plot comprised the land situated in and fronting to Sandy lane and Compstall Road, Romiley, an area of 10 acres 163 yards with the exception of those areas marked which were occupied by dwellings. An agreement was made stating that if the council did not require any part of the land for the purposes of the Public Health Act this land could be used as the council wished, apart from a hospital for infectious diseases or in any manner which would cause a nuisance or annoyance to the vendor or any other owners of adjoining land without written consent from all affected parties.
20 June 1911
John Leonard Sparrow, a builder, bought land fronting Compstall Road and built the row of houses which run from Carlton Avenue up to and including what is now Threshers Off-licence. The Off-licence was Mr. Sparrow?s own home and he was permitted to use the yard and outbuildings as storage and a workshop for his business. This land was to be fenced off from the park by an unclimbable iron fence of 4'6" in height with vertical bars of ¾" diameter to be kept in good order by Mr. Sparrow.
Mr. Sparrow was, at the same time, to build an avenue which became Carlton Avenue up to as far as No. 35.
11 November 1912
Bredbury and Romiley UDC handed over (sold) to Chester County Council a plot containing 4680 square yards on the east side of Sandy Lane, which I assume to be the site of Romiley Primary School (opened 1914).
15 March 1954
Bredbury and Romiley UDC conveyed a plot of 77 square yards fronting Sandy Lane to North Western Electricity Board.
Public Health Act 1875 section 164
Essentially gave locals councils the power to acquire land or to provide recreation grounds, public walks, pleasure grounds and open spaces and to manage and control them, also relevant are: Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 section 44; Open Spaces Act 1906 sections 9& 10; Local Government Act 1972 Schedule 14 paragraph 27. these latter were quoted in Hansard 1st September 2004 as part of a written reply.