
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This park was donated to the town in memory of Joseph Locke railway engineer 1805-1860 who was raised in Barnsley Recorded plaque organisation: Barnsley's Heritage.
Joseph Locke was a prominent British civil engineer of the early railways era, known for designing extensive networks including the Grand Junction Railway. He significantly contributed to the expansion of Britain's railway infrastructure in the mid-19th century.
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Places near here
Locke ParkRegistered park or garden · 99 yd
Joseph Locke Statue in Locke ParkMonument or public art · 133 yd
Church of St EdwardListed building · 247 yd
Locke Park TowerMonument · 437 yd
Barry Hines MemorialMemorial · 1291 yd
Old milestoneMonument or public art · 1527 yd
Cooper Art GalleryMuseum · 1569 yd
Kaye Pepper memorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Red Brook PlantationWood · 1.7 mi
Lowe WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Champany HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
The waterfall below the footbridge of CascadeWaterfall · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Peter Beard on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0