THE GATES at Alexandra Park have been restored to pristine condition thanks to a generous donation from the Earl of Plymouth.
The Penarth Society wrote to the Earl, who generously sent a donation of £1,000.
Historically, the Earl of Plymouth had a large estate in Penarth - including Windsor Gardens, which was given up for public use in 1932.
The Penarth Society Committee felt that a suitable use for the money would be the refurbishment of the Rectory Road gates to Alexandra Park.
Last week the restored gates were re-hung, after painstaking restoration by the Glasgow company that had cast them 100 years before.
Now a modern lock will make it easy to close the park at dusk.
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