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Alexandra Park is a public park in the East End of
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. It is located in
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, east of the city centre. Named after Princess
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, it opened in 1870. The highest point of the park gives views north to
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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.


History

* 1866: The City Improvement Trustees of Glasgow purchased the land of Alexandra Park from Mr Walter Stewart with the intention of giving the people of the north-east of Glasgow a place of leisure and recreation. When the land was purchased it was bare and barren with hardly any trees. Ordnance Survey maps of this time show the land named as Tollcross Park. * 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
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.


Location

The park is located in the Dennistoun area (bordering
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) 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 (
Riddrie Riddrie ( gd, An Ruadh Ruigh) is a north-eastern district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies on the A80 Cumbernauld Road. Location and amenities Riddrie is a residential area mainly consisting of 1920s semi-detached houses, originally built as counc ...
) to the east and Sannox Gardens ( Milnbank) to the west. It is about in area. Its most identifiable features are the two large pedestrian gates that can be seen from Alexandra Parade/Cumbernauld Road.


Features

One of the notable features of Alexandra Park is the cast-iron Walter MacFarlane-built , which was gifted to the city of Glasgow after the 1901 International Exhibition and remained in
Kelvingrove Park Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. History Kelvingrove Park was originally created as the West End Park in 1852, and ...
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.


See also

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Glasgow Golf Club Glasgow Golf Club, founded in May 1787, is the ninth oldest golf club in the world. It has changed location several times during its history, but has been based at Killermont in Bearsden since 21 May 1904. The Club is unusual in also having a li ...


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Alexandra Park
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