Stanton-by-Dale - A Village's History

A Chronicle of Village Life Through the Centuries

Map: George Sanderson, 1835

👤 E. J. Fox

E. J. Fox served as managing director of the Stanton Ironworks Co., Ltd. in the 1930s. He was instrumental in the company’s gift of the playing field to Stanton-by-Dale village and officially opened it on May 14, 1937.

In his opening speech, he referred to the old sporting stalwarts of Stanton-by-Dale and encouraged the children to live up to the example of their elders, while paying tribute to the Parish Council and Coronation Committee.


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