Victoria Park, Glasgow
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Victoria Park, Glasgow is a place located in Glasgow, Scotland.
The park is set in western Glasgow, adjacent to the districts of Scotstoun, Whiteinch, Jordanhill and Broomhill and features a fountain, three ponds, sports pitches (including two curling ponds), gardens, and the Fossil Grove.
Victoria Park was created and named for Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee in 1886, with the boating pond formed in the shape of a crown.
The Jubilee Gates were erected and funded by the ‘Ladies of Partick’ in 1887. These originally formed the main entrance to the park off of leafy Balshagray Avenue, but were moved to their present location in Victoria Park Drive North in connection with the construction of the Clyde Tunnel northern approach roads. [1]
The park hosted the Indian Summer, Victoria Park festival in September 2006 and July 2007, featuring bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Antony and the Johnsons, The Fall and 1990s.
During the summer there are free-access tennis courts near the main gate. The surface is concrete, and very uneven, so these are unsuitable for serious play.
The park is now home to the fledgling Scottish Australian Rules Football League clubs, the Glasgow Sharks and the Glasgow Magpies and is understood to be the UK's only dedicated Australian Rules Football ground.
There is ongoing controversy over plans to convert former football pitches within the park into permanent car parking facilities. [2] [3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/Parks_gardens/victoriapark.htm Glasgow Parks and Gardens
- ^ http://friendsofvictoriapark.blogspot.com/ Friends of Victoria Park
- ^ http://www.glasgowgreens.org/campaigns.php?id=Victoria Green Party
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