Bandstand, Grange-over-sands

thing and bandstand

Aged unknown

Commemorated on 1 plaque

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.

Park Road Gardens, Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom where it sited