Viyyur Jail Park

Viyyur Jail Park
Freedom Park
Foundation Stone of Viyyur Park
Type	Public park
Location	Viyyur, Thrissur City, India
Area	60 acres
Created	1875
Operated by	Central Prison, Viyyur
Status	Open all year

Viyyur Jail Park is recreational park situated near the Central Prison, Viyyur in Thrissur City of Kerala. The park is the oldest park in Kerala state.^[1][2][3]

History

The park was created by Parukutty Nethyar Amma, the wife of Maharaja Rama Varma XVI in 1875 in her own land. When Central Prison, Viyyur was shifted to Viyyur from Thrissur city, the same land was used to build the jail. The park now shares a wall with the jail. On her instructions, the park was regained after the jail was shifted. For decades the park was languishing but was later taken over by the Central Prison, Viyyur. In 2013, the Thrissur MLA released the fund to rebuild the park.^[4][5]

References

1. "Viyyur Park to open today". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
2. "Jail Park to open, Page 24, Thrissur Edition". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
3. "Public park opened at Viyyur Central Jail". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
4. "Chillax@Viyyur: Freedom Park to be opened on Central Jail premises". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
5. "Jailhouse park set to rock". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-11-06.