Roberts Park, Saltaire
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Bandstand, statue and Half Moon Pavilion
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| Type | Urban Park |
| Location | Saltaire, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| Nearest city | Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°50′28″N 1°47′28″W / 53.841°N 1.791°WCoordinates: 53°50′28″N 1°47′28″W / 53.841°N 1.791°W |
| Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Created | 1871 |
| Designer | William Gay |
| Etymology | Named in memory of Bertram Foster Roberts |
| Operated by | City of Bradford, Parks and Landscape Services |
| Visitors | up to 3,000 people per day |
| Open | Open all year |
| Status | Restored |
| Awards | Green Flag Award |
Roberts Park is a 14 acres (5.7 ha) public urban park in Baildon, West Yorkshire, England. Higher Coach Road, Baildon, is to the north and the park is bounded to the south by the River Aire. A pedestrian footbridge crosses the Aire and links the park to the village of Saltaire. The park is an integral part of the Saltaire World Heritage site.
The park is grade II listed in English Heritage's Register of Parks and Gardens and is a Green Flag Award winner. Visitor numbers are estimated to be up to 3,000 people per day.
The park was designed and laid out by William Gay (1814–1893) for Sir Titus Salt (1803–1876) and was opened on 25 July 1871 by Sir Titus, although conceived of as early as 1850. The park was named Saltaire Park but was known informally as The People's Park, and Salt's Park. The development included a widening and deepening of the River Aire for boating and swimming purposes, and for the construction of a boathouse on the southern bank of the river. In the centre of the park is a semi-circular pavilion designed by architects Lockwood and Mawson, constructed in 1870.
In 1891 the park was purchased by (Sir) James Roberts (1848–1935). In 1903 to commemorate the fifty years Salts Mill had been operating and the centenary of his birth, a bronze statue of Sir Titus Salt was erected by the main promenade. The statue was by Francis Derwent Wood R.A. (1871–1926) of Chelsea for (Sir) James Roberts.
In 1910 the park was offered to Shipley Urban District Council by Sir James Roberts, leader of the council at the time, but later in 1920, after a dispute with the council this offer was rescinded. In 1920 Sir James Roberts named the park Roberts Park as a memorial to his second son Bertram Foster Roberts (1876–1912) when he gave the park to Bradford Council on 1 August that year.
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