Alexandra Park is a 60-acre (240,000 m2) park in the Moss Side/Whalley Range districts of Manchester, England and opened in 1868. The lodge and gateways are the work of Alfred Darbyshire. The park was developed by the Manchester Corporation long before the area was incorporated into the city.
The park is a well known site of an annual Caribbean music festival[1] and is located between Princess Road, Claremont Road, Demesne Road and Alexandra Road South, in the M16 postcode district. Part of Manchester's "Black History Trail". http://www.actsofachievement.org.uk/blackhistorytrail/mossprint.php. crosses the park.
British aircraft manufacturer Avro assembled aircraft at the Alexandra Park Aerodrome, south of Mauldeth Road West, from 1918, but left for Woodford Aerodrome on its closure in 1924.
Alexandra Park is also the name of a nearby council estate, developed in the 1960s, but it quickly became notorious as a crime hotbed. However, the estate has improved since the 1990s, when a regeneration project eliminated the maze of alleyways which had made it a haven for drug dealers, thieves, muggers and gangsters. Community facilities were also improved. Demand for properties is the area has also increased; just 20 years after being a "no go" area, the estate now has a waiting list for properties.[1]