An assessment of the historic and amenity value of the park formed a baseline against which the impact of proposals for the relocation of the Old Trafford cricket ground, as part of a comprehensive sports hub linked with the 2002 Commonwealth Games, were judged. As part of the project a number of potential alternative sites were identified for the cricket club and an overall strategy for improvements and funding proposed for the park and cemetery and the adjacent river corridor.

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