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KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL PARK
When it was initially opened, it was one of the main places
of entertainment for the working class, for there were dances held
at the park almost every month. After the change from the Vestry
system to Local Government, it was neglected until it was taken
over by the NCC, (formerly called the Parks and Beaches Commission).
This park is still well patronised, especially on bank holidays and
on weekends, by picnickers, and it is still utilized by the people
in the vicinity on a daily basis.
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The late Major Peebles, who had married a Barbadian, and lived
at Bayley's Plantation, gave an area of land to the people of
St. Philip especially and the people of Barbados generally, to form
a park and a playing field for children. It was christened the King
George V Memorial Park in memory of the late King George V.
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