Alexandra Park - Reviews from across the web
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Alexandra Park, Glasgow | MyTravelGuide.com The park was originally laid out between 1866 and 1870; the first to be established by the City Improvement Trust in an effort to keep up with the industry-driven spread of the city. It used to be the private estate of Kennie Hill but was opened to the public in 1870 by the future Queen Alexandra. N... mytravelguide.com
User Reviews for Alexandra Park, London | MyTravelGuide.com “Alexandra park is a nice place just to go for a walk. It's not overcrowded, and the view from Alexandra palace is the best. There is also a nice pond where people can watch the ducks or go on a little boat. And there are dear that live in the park too. It is a... mytravelguide.com
Alexandra Park great difficulties were experienced initially with the desired plantings due to the thick impregnate industrial atmosphere. In general, they found that many of the evergreen trees and shrubs had great difficulty in establishing, coping and withstanding the winter and the atmospheric pollution. Howev... glasgow.gov.uk
TheGlasgowStory: Alexandra Park A postcard showing Alexandra Park c 1908. This view looks north-west towards the Burnbank Bleach Works whose chimneys can be seen in the background. Near the main entrance (not shown here) is the cast iron MacFarlane Fountain made at the Saracen Foundry for the 1901 International Exhibition in Kelvi... theglasgowstory.com
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