While it might be assumed that Queen's Park is named after Queen Victoria, who was on the throne when it was created, it's actually named after Mary Queen of Scots, who lost the Battle of Langside, close to the park, in 1568.
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In Victorian Glasgow such open spaces amongst the densely packed tenements were seen as an important part of the city's infrastructure and for the well-being of its inhabitants.
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Reflections in the pond in Queen's Park on the Southside of Glasgow. Opened in 1862, it was the city's third major public park and was originally laid out by Sir Joseph Paxton.
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Love the positioning of this bench in amongst the beech trees in Dawsholm Park in Glasgow. It's a great place to sit and listen to the birds singing all around you.
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Autumn on Glasgow Green.
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Despite being beyond the city's boundaries, it was created on land gifted to the citizens of Glasgow in the early 1900s by Archibald Cameron Corbett, who, at the time was the Liberal Unionist MP for Tradeston.
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The rather picturesque waterfall in Rouken Glen Park.
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Old gnarly tree.
Redwood tree.
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Even this late in the summer, the ornamental flower beds in Victoria Park in Glasgow are still looking very colourful.
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The Walled Garden in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. It was originally the Kitchen Garden of Ibroxhill House, which was demolished in 1914.
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Love this bench made from a fallen tree and upcycled chair backs in Queen's Park in Glasgow. I didn't get a chance to try it out, but it's certainly different!
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Buttercup meadow in Queen's Park on the Southside of Glasgow.
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The old boathouse in Rouken Glen Park just to the south of Glasgow. This area was originally used for curling, but it was converted into a boating pond in 1923.
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It doesn't cause me much inconvenience when I drive around the West End of the city, and it's created a rather brilliant, and well-used, public space which re-unites the two sides of Kelvingrove Park.
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It was another wonderfully sunny morning on Kelvin Way in Glasgow. For me, closing this road to traffic (which happened in 2020) has been a major success.
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Tulips and cherry blossoms today in the sun in Victoria Park in Glasgow.
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A heron in the shallows of the duck pond in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of Glasgow.
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Lights on the foot path leading through Kelvingrove Park in the West End of Glasgow.
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Good morning, Glasgow. The sun is out, the skies are blue and the blossom trees across the city are starting their annual display. I've a feeling it's going to be another wonderful day!
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The ornamental flower beds in Victoria Park in the west of Glasgow are starting to bloom, and are looking lovely as ever.
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Early morning in the park 😎 Glad to see the light coming up now - could do with a bit more heat though! Get home after a walk and thighs are like blocks of ice 😆 #GettingHealthy #GlasgowParks #Sunrise #EarlyMorningWalks
Just over a year after it was set fire to and destroyed by vandals, the train in Houldsworth Park in Anderston has finally been replaced, much to the joy of the local kids. Thanks to Glasgow City Council and all those who helped make this happen.
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The winged figure of Victory on the Partick and Whiteinch War Memorial in Victoria Park in the West of Glasgow. Designed by Francis William Doyle-Jones, it was erected in 1922.
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Love the gi-ant swings beside the House for an Art Lover in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park.
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Blue to yellow sunset reflected in a large boating pond, trees line the horizon.
Blue to yellow sunrise over a tree lined horizon, a path leads from the bottom centre and curves into the distance.
Finally seeing a little bit of light when I’m out on my exercise walk/half-hearted jog - visiting the Alexandra Park just after sunset and before sunrise. #GlasgowParks #Exercise
The park itself was laid out in 1886 on land gifted to the Burgh of Partick by William's father, James Gordon Oswald of Scotstoun.
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A cast iron clock in Victoria Park in Glasgow. Created by Alexander and Son, it donated by William Gordon Oswald in 1888 for use in what was then a new park.
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Autumn in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow.
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