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James Chance Memorial

d. 1900

James J Chance, MA, JP, DL. For 50 years, a partner in Chance Brothers & Co at the Glass Works Smethwick, and Akali Works, Oldbury. He purchased the land for the Park, laid it out and endowed it and on Sep 7 1895 opened it as a gift to the public forever.

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