Plaque in Hollicombe Park

This boulder and plaque are sited under a tree just inside the entrance to the park from Torbay Road. The plaque reads: Borough of Torbay On the 7th March, 1979, the Worshipful Mayor of Torbay (Councillor R.J.C. Coombe) planted the nearby plane tree to commemorate the beginning of the work creating the public landscaped park here on the site of the former Hollicombe Gas Works W.A. Beesley Chairman Recreation Committee L.S.W Howard Chairman Resources Committee DP Hudson L.L.B. Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer R.M. Banks A.I.R.B.A. F.R.S.H. Borough Architect Wider view: SX8962 : Site of Hollicombe gas works.

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