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In 1861, Castle Park originally named “Park Place” was bought at auction by a Manchester Cotton Mill owner “Edward Abbott Wright”

Park Place consisted of a Mansion & 12 acres of land situated on the grounds of a castle ruin.

The Wright family lived at what is now “Castle Park House”

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The arts & craft centre in Castle Park was once the stable house for the Wright Family.

The gates at the entrance show Emily & Harriet with their coachman “Walter Bean” and 2 other females believed to be cousins of the Wright sisters. If you look just below the clock on the main Art Centre building, you can clearly see the Wright family coat of arms.

During Edward Abbott Wright`s life at Castle Park, he continued to commute by train into Manchester on a daily basis.

One morning he missed his train so he demanded that in future the clock’s bell would ring 3 minutes early to allow time to get to the station.

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The Wright family occupied Park Place for 70 years

Edward Abbot Wright was married to Mary Wright (nee Berry) and they had 5 children. 4 daughters and 1 son who died aged 14.

2 of their daughters Julia & Mary later moved on and had their own families. However, the other 2 daughters Emily & Harriet remained unmarried.

After the death of Mary Wright in 1868, Edward continued to live with his daughters at Castle Park until his death in 1891

Harriet died before Emily causing Emily to live alone. Workers from the estate also lived at Castle Park but this meant that Emily was the last family member to live here. Emily then died 1n 1931

The grounds & buildings were later presented to Runcorn Rural District Council for public recreation by the grand children of Edward Abbott Wright in his memory.

The Park opened to the public in 1933 and even nowadays, Castle Park is still open and attracts thousands of visitors every year from all areas. The Park has recently undergone a multi-million pound regeneration project to bring the park back to its original layout.