Burntwood’s bid to be named the world’s smallest park could be scuppered by a new American rival.
Princes Park has been challenging the current holder, Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon.
However, details of another park in the United States means that even if they do overturn the title, it may not be flying to the UK.
Taylor Square Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, measures a mere 57 square feet, but is fenced off and features a bench.
Were Mill Ends Park – described as a “glorified flower pot” – to lose its title then its American counterpart could be handed the prize.
The battle for the crown has intensified after LichfieldLive first revealed the challenge by Kevin Wilson, organiser of the world’s shortest fun run charity event.
The current holder of the Guinness World Record for the world’s smallest park has even installed miniature fencing to make sure they don’t fall foul of the rules.
But all may not be lost for Burntwood’s bid as Taylor Square Park might not even be classified as a park because it is actually an art installation.
It was developed by artist Paul Ramirez Jonas who sent out 5,000 keys to local residents and invited them to copy them and make use of the space created by his piece of “public art”.
