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Enfield Park
Enfield Park was, in the early 1900’s, the site of the Acetylene Gas Company’s works where gas was produced in large containers by mixing calcium carbide and water, a very dangerous process. It was then piped into gasometers and used to provide the town with street lighting.
With the arrival of electricity in the town, the gasworks went out of production and in 1922 it was presented to the town as a park by a local tailor Albert Tingcombe who called it Enfield Park from the town where he had spent most of his working life.
From the entrance, the park tapers considerably. It is bounded on its eastern side by the River Camel. To the west is a leat which at one time will have fed both the gasworks and the mill, now a dwelling situated at the bottom of Mill Lane. The park itself is divided into three distinct areas:
The entrance, recently enhanced, now holds a small bandstand, the town’s second War Memorial and there are public conveniences.
In the immediate vicinity of the entrance are earthworks forming part of the town’s flood defence system, put in place after some serious flooding in the 1950’s. Beyond this lies the children’s playground and a grassy leisure area.
From there a tarmac path leads through to an ornamental pond and a delightful natural reeded and wooded area. Here you will find a footbridge over the river with Broadwood Path leading to Trefrew Road and on to the village of Slaughterbridge.
With the arrival of electricity in the town, the gasworks went out of production and in 1922 it was presented to the town as a park by a local tailor Albert Tingcombe who called it Enfield Park from the town where he had spent most of his working life.
From the entrance, the park tapers considerably. It is bounded on its eastern side by the River Camel. To the west is a leat which at one time will have fed both the gasworks and the mill, now a dwelling situated at the bottom of Mill Lane. The park itself is divided into three distinct areas:
The entrance, recently enhanced, now holds a small bandstand, the town’s second War Memorial and there are public conveniences.
In the immediate vicinity of the entrance are earthworks forming part of the town’s flood defence system, put in place after some serious flooding in the 1950’s. Beyond this lies the children’s playground and a grassy leisure area.
From there a tarmac path leads through to an ornamental pond and a delightful natural reeded and wooded area. Here you will find a footbridge over the river with Broadwood Path leading to Trefrew Road and on to the village of Slaughterbridge.
Source: Camelford Town Guide
Bandstand photograph is by permission of Adult Education.
Remaining Photography: © Bob Ireland
Bandstand photograph is by permission of Adult Education.
Remaining Photography: © Bob Ireland