Alexandra Park, Glasgow

Alexandra Park is a public park in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in Dennistoun, two miles east of the city centre. To the north is the M8 motorway. Named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark, it opened in 1870. The highest point of the Park gives views North to Ben Lomond and South to the Tinto Hills. The park is generally open from dawn to dusk daily but the facilities inside the park have separate opening and closing times accordingly.[1]

A view of the pond in Alexandra parks Glasgow.
The pond in Alexandra Park, Glasgow

History


  • 1866: The City Improvement Trustees of Glasgow purchased Alexandra Park in from Mr Walter Stewart. The park was bought was the intention of giving the people of the north-eastern Glasgow a place of leisure and recreation. When the park was purchases it was bare and barren with hardly any trees.
  • 1867 - 1868: Hundreds of unemployed artisans and labourers were employed to begin the renovation of the park to give them something to do during the great trade depression.
  • 1870: The park is officially opened and named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark who was the wife of the future King Edward VII.[2]
  • 1870–present: The park has been used as a place of sport and relaxation by the people of Glasgow.

Location

The park is located in the Dennistoun area (bordering Haghill) about two miles from Glasgow's city centre, It sits neatly between the M8 motorway to the north, Alexandra Parade/Cumbernauld Road (A8/A80) to the south, Provan Road to the east and Sannox Gardens to the west. To be precise, Alexandra Park is located on 10 Sannox Gardens, Glasgow (G31 3JE). It is about 42 hectares (100 acres) in area. Its most identifiable features are the two large pedestrian gates that can be seen from Alexandra Parade/Cumbernauld Road (A8/A80) Just after the Alexandra Parade railway station.

Features

One of the notable features of Alexandra Park is the 40-foot cast-iron Walter MacFarlane Saracen Fountain which was gifted to the City after the 1901 International Exhibition and it remained in Kelvingrove Park for 12 years after the exhibition. In 1914 Glasgow Corporation took the decision to re-site the fountain to its present location. In 2000, the fountain was restored at a cost of £22,000.

Alexandra Park Golf Club is a nine-hole golf course situated inside the park.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandra Park". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "A Brief History of Glasgow Scotland". Glasgow History. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Alexandra Park Golf Courses". Scottish Golf Courses. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

Coordinates: 55°51′57″N 4°12′14″W / 55.86583°N 4.20389°W / 55.86583; -4.20389

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