The lands of the park were part of the lands of Langside, belonging to the Maxwells of Pollok. During the 17th Century, the western part was sold to form Camphill Farm. This was sold again in 1799 to Glasgow manufacturer Robert Thomson who built Camphill House [de], which still stands at the edge of the park grounds. His son purchased the adjacent Pathhead Farm in 1834, and the merged land was sold by grandson Neale Thomson to Glasgow Corporation in 1857 for the purpose of developing Glasgow's third park.[2]
The park was developed in the late 19th century in response to the increasing population density of Glasgow in general, and the South Side in particular, with the growth of tenement housing supplying the increased demand for middle-class homes. Victorian Glasgow took the provision of open spaces extremely seriously, with the result that parks such as Queen's Park sprang up across the city. It is surrounded by several residential city districts, mostly consisting primarily of tenements, namely Battlefield, Crosshill, Crossmyloof, Govanhill, Langside, Shawlands and Strathbungo. The buildings of the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary hospital (both the 19th and 21st century facilities) are also nearby.
The park was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, also responsible for noted public parks in London, Liverpool, Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at Scarborough. The original plans for the park included a winter garden and an artificial loch, but these were considered too extravagant and were removed in amended plans developed by the city architect, John Carrick.[2] The park was dedicated to the memory of Mary, Queen of Scots - Mary lost the Battle of Langside near the park,[3] and the park given its present name in place of the original 'South Side Park'.[2]
In 2008 local resident Moira Jones was abducted outside her home and killed in the park, and this crime and the hunt for the killer were given considerable media coverage[4][5] In 2014, several thousand women marched through the park and surrounding streets at night to highlight and protest against several sexual assaults which had occurred in the area over the preceding months during hours of darkness.[6] However, further rare but serious incidents of a similar nature occurred following that event.[7][8]
Current usageEdit
Today the park is used by many thousands of people annually, and remains a focal point for the people of the South Side of Glasgow and beyond. The park holds the regular farmers markets and a wide range of family events, many of these in the redeveloped bandstand which is now known as Queen's Park Arena. The park also contains a wide range of leisure and sports areas and facilities. Since 2019, 'Queen's Parkrun', a weekly free 5 km event, has taken place in the park every Saturday morning at 9.30am.
There are three lawn bowls clubs, a tennis centre, a five-a-side football facility and a pitch and putt course within the park, as well as Camphill House [de] (a former mansion built 1806, now private apartments),[9] and Langside Hall [de], a former bank office which was originally in Glasgow city centre before being moved to its current location in 1889; it is now a community centre.[10] Both buildings are Category A listed.
The tennis courts are managed by Queens Park Community Tennis Club and Glasgow City Council who funded the refurbished tennis courts in 2015.[11]
Tennis courts at Queens Park
The park is popular in snowy weather, when the public make use of the park's steep hills for sledging.
From various points of the park, it is possible to view the full expanse of Glasgow in a given direction. The most comprehensive viewpoint is marked by a flagpole, and affords views of tens of miles to the north, east and south. In good visibility this view encompasses the Campsie Fells. Although the current viewfinder indicates that Ben Lomond is visible, this is incorrect. What is actually visible are the twin summits of Stob Binnein and Ben More by Crianlarich. Ben Lomond is further west, and would be completely obscured behind the Kilpatrick Hills, if they themselves were not hidden behind nearby trees.[12]
ArchaeologyEdit
An earthwork runs over the top of the hill in the park enclosing an area approximately 120 by 100 metres (390 by 330 ft). Excavations in 1951 revealed 14th century pottery. By comparison with similar archaeological sites in the area, it is suggested by Eric J Talbot, then of Glasgow University, that this was a Norman ringwork earth and timber castle.
^"Living in Glasgow". web page. Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ abcGlasgow City Council. "Queen's Park Management Plan 2011-2016". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^Glasgow City Council. "Queen's Park". Retrieved 9 May 2008.
^"Catching the park killer who vanished 'like a ghost'". BBC News. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^"Moira Jones killer to serve rest of his sentence in native homeland". Evening Times. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^"Thousands march in Glasgow after sex attacks on women in the city". The Independent. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^"Investigation underway after teenage girl subjected to serious sexual assault in Queens Park". Glasgow Live. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^"Queen's Park attack victim warns others to keep safe". Evening Times. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^Vivienne, Nicoll (25 February 2015). "Queen's Park tennis courts success with a £250,000 makeover". The Glasgow Evening Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^What's On. . Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
External linksEdit
Media related to Glasgow Queen's Park at Wikimedia Commons
Queens Park Churches
Glasgow City Council Queen's Park information page
Friends of Queen's Park Glasgow
Queen's Park Arena
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Queen s Park Scottish Gaelic Pairc na Banrighinn Scots Queen s Pairk is a park situated on the south side of the city of Glasgow Scotland between Strathbungo Shawlands Battlefield Mount Florida and Crosshill The 60 hectare 148 acre park lies about 2 1 2 miles 4 km south of the city centre 1 and gives its name to a nearby railway station and several other local businesses and institutions including the football team Queen s Park F C Queen s ParkTypePublic parkLocationGlasgow ScotlandCoordinates55 49 50 N 4 16 04 W 55 830433 N 4 267759 W 55 830433 4 267759Area60 hectares 148 acres Operated byGlasgow City CouncilOpenOpen all yearPublic transit accessQueens Park railway station Contents 1 History 2 Current usage 3 Archaeology 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Queen s Park Ponds c 1910 The lands of the park were part of the lands of Langside belonging to the Maxwells of Pollok During the 17th Century the western part was sold to form Camphill Farm This was sold again in 1799 to Glasgow manufacturer Robert Thomson who built Camphill House de which still stands at the edge of the park grounds His son purchased the adjacent Pathhead Farm in 1834 and the merged land was sold by grandson Neale Thomson to Glasgow Corporation in 1857 for the purpose of developing Glasgow s third park 2 The park was developed in the late 19th century in response to the increasing population density of Glasgow in general and the South Side in particular with the growth of tenement housing supplying the increased demand for middle class homes Victorian Glasgow took the provision of open spaces extremely seriously with the result that parks such as Queen s Park sprang up across the city It is surrounded by several residential city districts mostly consisting primarily of tenements namely Battlefield Crosshill Crossmyloof Govanhill Langside Shawlands and Strathbungo The buildings of the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary hospital both the 19th and 21st century facilities are also nearby nbsp Queen s Park in winter looking towards Queen s Park Baptist Church The park was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton also responsible for noted public parks in London Liverpool Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at Scarborough The original plans for the park included a winter garden and an artificial loch but these were considered too extravagant and were removed in amended plans developed by the city architect John Carrick 2 The park was dedicated to the memory of Mary Queen of Scots Mary lost the Battle of Langside near the park 3 and the park given its present name in place of the original South Side Park 2 In 2008 local resident Moira Jones was abducted outside her home and killed in the park and this crime and the hunt for the killer were given considerable media coverage 4 5 In 2014 several thousand women marched through the park and surrounding streets at night to highlight and protest against several sexual assaults which had occurred in the area over the preceding months during hours of darkness 6 However further rare but serious incidents of a similar nature occurred following that event 7 8 Current usage EditToday the park is used by many thousands of people annually and remains a focal point for the people of the South Side of Glasgow and beyond The park holds the regular farmers markets and a wide range of family events many of these in the redeveloped bandstand which is now known as Queen s Park Arena The park also contains a wide range of leisure and sports areas and facilities Since 2019 Queen s Parkrun a weekly free 5 km event has taken place in the park every Saturday morning at 9 30am There are three lawn bowls clubs a tennis centre a five a side football facility and a pitch and putt course within the park as well as Camphill House de a former mansion built 1806 now private apartments 9 and Langside Hall de a former bank office which was originally in Glasgow city centre before being moved to its current location in 1889 it is now a community centre 10 Both buildings are Category A listed The tennis courts are managed by Queens Park Community Tennis Club and Glasgow City Council who funded the refurbished tennis courts in 2015 11 nbsp Tennis courts at Queens ParkThe park is popular in snowy weather when the public make use of the park s steep hills for sledging From various points of the park it is possible to view the full expanse of Glasgow in a given direction The most comprehensive viewpoint is marked by a flagpole and affords views of tens of miles to the north east and south In good visibility this view encompasses the Campsie Fells Although the current viewfinder indicates that Ben Lomond is visible this is incorrect What is actually visible are the twin summits of Stob Binnein and Ben More by Crianlarich Ben Lomond is further west and would be completely obscured behind the Kilpatrick Hills if they themselves were not hidden behind nearby trees 12 Archaeology EditAn earthwork runs over the top of the hill in the park enclosing an area approximately 120 by 100 metres 390 by 330 ft Excavations in 1951 revealed 14th century pottery By comparison with similar archaeological sites in the area it is suggested by Eric J Talbot then of Glasgow University that this was a Norman ringwork earth and timber castle See also EditGlasgow Golf ClubReferences Edit Living in Glasgow web page Glasgow City Council Retrieved 23 September 2012 a b c Glasgow City Council Queen s Park Management Plan 2011 2016 Retrieved 9 June 2019 Glasgow City Council Queen s Park Retrieved 9 May 2008 Catching the park killer who vanished like a ghost BBC News 29 May 2018 Retrieved 6 October 2018 Moira Jones killer to serve rest of his sentence in native homeland Evening Times 13 May 2018 Retrieved 6 October 2018 Thousands march in Glasgow after sex attacks on women in the city The Independent 10 June 2014 Retrieved 8 October 2018 Investigation underway after teenage girl subjected to serious sexual assault in Queens Park Glasgow Live 2 February 2017 Retrieved 8 October 2018 Queen s Park attack victim warns others to keep safe Evening Times 28 March 2018 Retrieved 8 October 2018 The Glasgow Story Camphill House Langside Hall at Canmore org uk Vivienne Nicoll 25 February 2015 Queen s Park tennis courts success with a 250 000 makeover The Glasgow Evening Times Retrieved 29 May 2021 What s On Glasgow s Farmers Market Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 2 January 2010 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Glasgow Queen s Park at Wikimedia Commons Queens Park Churches Southside Festival Life in the Southside of Glasgow Glasgow City Council Queen s Park information page Friends of Queen s Park Glasgow Queen s Park Arena Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queen 27s Park Glasgow amp oldid 1091560887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
