Victoria Park, Leicester

Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres (279,000 m²). It is in the south-east, just outside the city centre, close by the University of Leicester and Leicester railway station.

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Leicester - England - University of Leicester - Leicester railway station

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It has facilities for various sports, including tennis, basketball, bowls, croquet, football and cricket. A skate park has been recently added. The park is sometimes used as a venue for outdoor events - in recent years these have included BBC Radio One's One Big Sunday, and Leicester Pride. A pavilion provides changing facilities, and also the site of a cafe.

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BBC Radio One - One Big Sunday - Leicester Pride

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It was historically part of the South Fields of Leicester, and was used from 1806 to 1883 as a racecourse - a function that was then transferred as to the purpose-built Leicester Racecourse in Oadby. It was opened as a park in 1882. The park is home to two memorials. The more prominent, Memorial Arch, was designed by Edwin Lutyens, and commemorates the dead of the First World War.

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South Fields - 1806 - 1883 - Leicester Racecourse - Oadby - 1882 - Edwin Lutyens - First World War

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