Bandstand, Grange-over-sands and Harold Porritt black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Bandstand in the Park. The bandstand was a gift to the people of Grange from Harold Porritt JP, the director of a textile factory in Helmshore, Lancashire, who came to the town in 1895. Originally sited on the promenade, this structure was eventually moved here because ladies made a protest to the council a delicate matter of soot from the steam trains ruining their clothes whilst they listened to band music. Mr Porritt also established the "Tea Rooms" on the promenade. Recorded plaque organisation: Grange Civic Society.

Harold Porritt JP, a textile factory director from Lancashire, gifted the bandstand to Grange-over-Sands in 1895, enhancing the town's cultural amenities and establishing "Tea Rooms" on the promenade.