The Park District in Glasgow’s west end is part of a planned development created by Charles Wilson in the 1850’s.
The layout is reminiscent of the Georgian new town in Edinburgh.
Aerial view of Park Circus and surrounding streets
1858 map showing incomplete Park Circus and newly formed West End Park
View of the northern side of Park Circus from the eastern end
View of the northern side of Park Circus from the western end
End terrace on southern side of Park Circus at corner with Park Gate, leading to entrance to Kelvingrove Park
Matching railings at entrances to Park Circus
Stonework at Park Circus, well preserved after 150 years
Decorated fireplace in Marriage Suite at 22 Park Circus
Illuminated glazed cupola over former Billiard Room at 22 Park Circus
White Tower of Park Church at eastern end of Park Circus Place
View of lane between Park Circus and Park Terrace
Stairs leading up to Park Terrace
View of Park Terrace from the east
Row of columns at entrances along Park Terrace
Towers of Park Church and Trinity College
View from entrance to Kelvingrove Park looking towards Glasgow University
View from Park Terrace looking towards Glasgow University
View of Park Terrace from banks of River Kelvin in Kelvingrove Park
Towers of Trinity College
Looking upwards at tower of Trinity College
Lynedoch Crescent, on other side of road from Trinity College
The lands at Woodlands Hill were acquired to create the terraces, centered on Park Circus at the summit of the hill.
The adjacent West End Park, now known as Kelvingrove Park, was laid out at the same time by the celebrated landscape gardener, Sir Joseph Paxton, as part of Wilson's overall plan.
The realisation of the scheme was supervised by the City Surveyor, Thomas Kyle.
Wilson won the architectural competition to design the district's principal public building, Free Church College, in 1856. This building was later known as Trinity College, a name retained when converted to flats in 1985/1986.
The white tower of Park Church remains as a local landmark after the church building was very carefully demolished in 1968/ 1969. It had been completed in 1858 to the designs of J.T. Rochead.
The tower is surrounded in scaffolding in the aerial view, below.
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