Town Hall Accrington Town Hall was built in memory of Sir Robert Peel and opened as the Peel Institute in 1858; it is also listed. The Arcade The Arcade is a Victorian shopping Centre with about 10-15 outlets and has many restaurants there. It is on Church street near the town hall. The arcade has hardware shops and shops like Argos. There are some restaurants in there too. Sadly most outlets are closing since the year 2013. In 2016, there was a revamp of the Arcade which saw specialist shops such as Darts, Vinyl and Knitted Wear added into the Arcade. Oakhill Park Oakhill Park is a large and old park with a sceneric view of Accrington. It has won many awards such as the best park in Lancashire. It has also been awarded an Eco Award. It is on Manchester Road. Haworth Park Haworth Park can be accessed from Manchester Road and is off Hollins Lane at the top of Harcourt Road. The Park was originally William Haworth's private residence. The Haworth Art Gallery has the Tiffany Glass collection The Coppice and Peel Park Peel Park is a park in Accrington which was opened by William Peel on 29 September 1909. The Coppice is a hill within the park, and provides a 2.2 mile scenic walk around the park. There was a centenary celebration marking 100 years from the Coppice being handed over to the people of Accrington on 26 September 2009. There was also a refurbishment of the paths and monument at the top of the Coppice at this time. Since then there has been several revamps to the Playground area of the park. Notable residents Alan Ramsbottom, professional cyclist Andy Hargreaves, academic Andy Kanavan, rock drummer with Dire Straits and Level 9 a.k.a. Andy Canavan was born in the town Jenny (Jane) Kenney, sister of suffragette Annie Kenney who taught at Montessori school in the 1900s Anthony Rushton, tech entrepreneur Barry Stanton (actor), actor for RSC and films such as The Madness of King George David Lloyd, cricketer, now a pundit for Sky Sports Diana Vickers, singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer Edward Ormerod, mining engineer and inventor of the Ormerod safety link for use in coal mines Frederick Higginbottom, journalist and newspaper editor Graeme Fowler, cricketer, former England batsman, cricket coach and occasional pundit on BBC Radio's Test Match Special Harrison Birtwistle, composer Hollie Steel, Britain's