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Queen's Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc na Banrìghinn, 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 ...
Painted townhouses on Blairhall Avenue Langside Hall, April 2022 Sir John Stirling Maxwell pub Crossmyloof Mansions and The Granary pub, Shawlands Cross. Within walking distance of Shawlands is Queens Park, acquired in 1857 and designed by the world-renowned Sir Joseph Paxton, also responsible for noted public parks in London, Liverpool, Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at ...
The SEC Centre also has its own railway station, Exhibition Centre, on the Argyle Line of Glasgow's suburban railway network. The 16 storey Forum Hotel (now part of the Crowne Plaza chain) was opened on the site in 1989. [9] In September 1996, a new 5,095 m 2 (54,840 sq ft) exhibition hall, Hall 3, was opened. [10]
The following is an outline and topical guide of Glasgow: ... (175 km2) (Council Area) 142.3 sq mi (368.5 km2) 190 sq mi ... Queen's Park; Victoria Park;
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was marked by the opening of a garden for blind people. This park was chosen because of its proximity to the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind college for blind and visually impaired children and adults on Court Oak Road; the college was renamed the Queen Alexandra Technical College for the ...
Queen's Park station is now protected as a category B listed building. [4] In 2011, part of the station was converted to house Queen's Park Railway Club, a contemporary art space. [5] In 2018 through 2019, over 750,000 passenger journeys were recorded going to or coming from Queen’s Park Station. [5]
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Glasgow's first regular orchestral subscription concert series, played by an orchestra managed by the Glasgow Choral Union, was given in the grand hall from 1874 until the opening of the much larger St Andrew's Hall in 1877. Arthur Sullivan was its conductor for two seasons from 1875 to 1877. The Old Fruitmarket directly adjoins the grand hall ...