Gloucester Park, Gloucester

Park in Gloucester, United Kingdom

Gloucester Park

Type| Urban Park
Location| Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates| 51°51′33″N 2°14′50″W﻿ / ﻿51.8593°N 2.2471°W﻿ / 51.8593; -2.2471
Created| 1848
Open| All year

Gloucester Park is an urban park in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.[1]

## History

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The park began life as part of the "Spa Pleasure Grounds" created in 1815. By 1848 the land had been bought by the Gloucester Municipal Corporation and it was opened as a park, it was expanded to the current size in 1862.[1]

## Landmarks

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The park is located within a conservation area[2] and contains a number of features that are listed with Historic England. There is a Grade II listed statue of Queen Anne.[3]

## Facilities

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There are sports facilities for Gloucester City Winget Cricket Club and Gloucester Spa Bowling Club, a table tennis table, skate park and multi-use sports pitch, a children's play area, a café, toilets, sealed footpaths and benches, a bandstand, flower beds, a memorial garden, a water feature and an aviary.[1] Gloucester City parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning starting at 9am.[4] There are a range of seasonal events including firework displays.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Gloucester Park". www.gloucester.gov.uk.
2. ^ http://www.gloucester.gov.uk/resident/Documents/Planning and Building Control/HistoricEnvironment/TheSpaCASep07.pdf p.1
3. ^ England, Historic. "STATUE OF QUEEN ANNE IN SPA FIELD, Gloucester - 1271784- Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
4. ^ "course - Gloucester City". www.parkrun.org.uk.
5. ^ Stilliard, Ed (3 August 2018). "Gloucester's summer fireworks spectacular is this weekend".

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