Village Park Known as "Hitlers Walk" Since the 1930s to have Name Reinstated after Being Removed 10 Years Ago

A fishing village's park known as 'Hitlers Walk' since the 1930s is to have its name reinstated after it was removed a decade ago.

The old signs in Mevagissey, Cornwall were taken down in 2005 following a small number of complaints that the name was offensive. The decision by the then Restormel Borough Council to remove the signs was branded 'political correctness gone mad'. And the residents insisted the moniker was not a tribute to the german leader but was adopted in the 1930s in reference to a local councillor.

The man was said to have a habit of walking up and down checking on the boats moored in the harbour. In 2005, then parish clerk John Olford said the decision to remove the two signs was 'ludicrous'. This week he said he was 'delighted' that the decision was being reversed.

'It's about time,' Mr Olford added. 'It has been called Hitlers Walk since the 30s, then some idiot who was an incomer said "oh, you can't call it Hitlers Walk". I'm delighted it's being put back up.'

The parish council voted to restore it, saying the park - once called Cliff Park - had been called Hitlers Walk for more than 60 years and was known by villagers as such. Councillors heard that a quote had been obtained to replace the sign at a cost of £147.

Coun John Daniel, one of those who has been calling for the sign to be replaced, said: 'This is not just for me, it is for all the parish.'

Fittingly, news of the council's reversed decision comes on the day the nation marked the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's state funeral.

The boat that carried the coffin of the wartime leader down the Thames on this day in 1965 traced the same route to the Palace of Westminster, where a wreath was laid in tribute.

Tower Bridge was raised as members of Churchill's family, on board the merchant vessel Havengore, sailed past crowds of well-wishers who had gathered to commemorate the revered former Prime Minister.

(Daily Mail)

Share with:

Popular products:

Recent news:

• White Students Turned Away from “Anti-Racism” Seminar for Being White
• Greek PM Warns of "Far-right Threat" in Europe
• The Dark Side of the "Liberation of Europe"
• "Former Republics of the USSR are on their Way to a Nazi Revival", Says Influential Zionist Group
• Mein Kampf: The world’s most dangerous book?
• Xenophobia Rising: Rome Removes Africans from Refugee Centre Besieged by Nationalists
• "If Jews Leave, Europe will Face Economic Disaster", Jewish Leader Warns
• Angry, White and Proud: New Documentary on English Nationalism (VIDEO)
• Golden Dawn Leadership to Stand Trial on Hitler’s Birthday
• Wreck of Kriegsmarine U-boat Located in Java Sea
• Germany’s Biggest Anti-Racism Crusader Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
• Dutch "Multicultural" Students Resist Holocaust Education
• In Germany, Fanta Ad that "Forgets Evil Nazi Past" is Pulled
• Dutch Police Investigate Sale of Soap Supposedly Made From Jewish Holocaust Victims’ Remains
• In London, Teacher Fined For Posting Hitler Picture With Words "You Were Right"
• Falsely Accused Czech Publishers of Adolf Hitler Speeches Seek Compensation
• Race Riots Coming to Toledo: National Socialists Plan Return for Demonstration after a Decade
• VIDEO: Nationalists Confront Antifa Protesters at Arizona State University
• Italians are Resisting Mass Non-White Immigration
• "Jews using Holocaust to Suck the Blood of Germans," Egypt TV Host Says (VIDEO)
• UK: "This Flat is for Blacks Only": Shocking Racist Campaign to Force White Mum Out of Home
• Norway Deports Record Number of Muslim Immigrants
• Italian Anti-Immigration Rally Draws Thousands of Nationalists in Rome
• Anti-Semitism Spreading Across Europe, Says Study
• The Witch Hunt Continues: Ex-SS Medic, 94, Charged with Mass Murder against Jews