Platt Fields Park is a large public park in Fallowfield, Manchester, which is home to Platt Hall which dates back to 1746. The Platt family obtained the estate in 1225, and owned the land for the next 400 years. In 1625 it passed to the Worsley family who owned the estate until 1907. The Manchester Corporation then purchased the estate in 1908 at a cost of £59,975 to prevent development and demolition of the hall, building a boating and fishing lake in the centre. The park was formally opened on 7th May 1910 by the Lord Mayor of Manchester.