29-695: Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow , Scotland , containing the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum . Kelvingrove Park was originally created as the West End Park in 1852, and was partly designed by Sir Joseph Paxton , Head Gardener at Chatsworth House , whose other works included The Crystal Palace in London , Glasgow Botanic Gardens , and
58-563: A design by James Sellars, who later designed the nearby St. Luke's Orthodox Cathedral and Kelvinside Academy . It is built of granite, sandstone, marble and bronze, features imagery of the Trossachs , and is topped by a figure of Sir Walter Scott 's Lady of the Lake . The fountain is currently undergoing a half-million pound refurbishment supported by the City Council, Glasgow City Heritage Trust,
87-602: A large Indian pavilion where the Art Gallery now stands, and a Russian restaurant building. These, however, have since been demolished. The Doulton Fountain [ de ] was originally situated in the park for the 1888 Exhibition but was later relocated to Glasgow Green , as was the Saracen Fountain for the 1901 Exhibition which is now in Alexandra Park . The park is 34 hectares (85 acres) in size, and located in
116-808: A motion to the Scottish Parliament about the bandstand restoration. In April 2012, the Scottish Parliament provided a £245,000 building repair grant for the restoration of the bandstand. On 7 May 2014, after several months and £2 million of restoration work, it was announced that the Bandstand would host a summer music festival over two weekends in August 2014. Acts announced for the Magners Summer Nights Festival were Steve Earle , The Waterboys , Alison Moyet , Capercaillie , Teenage Fanclub and Squeeze . On 20 April 1918 suffrage organisations planted
145-555: A name commonly attached to the area. Other bridges include the one near the Antonine Wall at Balmuildy , Partick Bridge on Dumbarton Road, the bridge at Queen Margaret Drive, Ha'penny Bridge and several in the grounds of Kelvingrove Park . The Kelvin Aqueduct carries the Forth and Clyde Canal over the river. It was Britain's largest when it was opened. The river is used as an overflow for
174-722: A sessile oak in the park, now known as the Suffrage Oak , to commemorate women being granted the right to vote earlier that year. In 2015 the tree was named Scottish Tree of the Year by the Woodland Trust after being nominated by Glasgow Women's Library . It was then a nominee for the 2016 European Tree of the Year. The tree was subsequently damaged in 2017, and so Glasgow City Council had to reduce its height. River Kelvin The River Kelvin ( Scottish Gaelic : Abhainn Cheilbhinn )
203-463: Is a tributary of the River Clyde in northern and northeastern Glasgow , Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton , east of Kilsyth . At almost 22 miles (35 km) long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west through Strathkelvin and along the northern boundary of the bog parallel with
232-499: The Forth and Clyde Canal . The University of Glasgow is situated by the river, in Gilmorehill . In 1892, the title of Baron Kelvin was created for physicist and engineer William Thomson , a professor at the university. The name " kelvin " for the unit of temperature, chosen in honour of Lord Kelvin, thus traces its origins to the river. The hydronym Kelvin is probably of Brittonic origin. It may involve *celeμïn , of which
261-671: The Heritage Lottery Fund and Scottish Water . The park also contains statues of physicist Lord Kelvin , writer Thomas Carlyle , Field Marshal Lord Roberts and chemist Lord Lister , as well as the Cameronians War Memorial and a memorial to the Highland Light Infantry . The park is popular with dog-walkers and joggers , and is convenient for tourists, being adjacent to Kelvin Hall Sports Arena, on
290-508: The Radio Clyde Rock Concerts. It was also used for charity fundraising concerts such as the 'Woodlands Fun Days for Children' with Yorkhill Hospital's Radio Lollipop between 1993 and 98. Scottish bands and musicians such as Belle & Sebastian , Teenage Fanclub , Franz Ferdinand , Eddi Reader , Carol Laula and Horse have all expressed support for the restoration of Kelvingrove Park's Bandstand. MSP Pauline McNeill also presented
319-473: The University of Glasgow . The station is one of the busiest on the system with 1.86 million boardings per year. This is largely due to the shopping facilities of Byres Road and proximity to the university, which allows students to travel between campus and the city centre. During the modernisation of the underground system between 1977 and 1980, Hillhead subway station went through major rebuilding. Previously
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#1732855253541348-575: The Welsh cognate celefyn means "stem, stalk", or else the zero-grade of the Indo European root of that element *kl̥h1- , "rise up". The river's first important (and considerably larger) confluence is with the Chantyclear Burn which originates from the ridge of Dullatur . It then continues its westward flow being joined by the often depleted (due to water being diverted to the canal) Shawend Burn to
377-706: The Glasgow branch of the Goethe-Institut , a German culture institution. There are three Glasgow subway stations in the vicinity of the park, Kelvinbridge to the north being the closest via the Kelvin Walkway , with Hillhead to the northwest and Kelvinhall to the west also within walking distance, as are Exhibition Centre and Charing Cross railway stations to the south and south-east respectively. There are frequent buses on various routes using Argyle Street , Sauchiehall Street and Great Western Road which flank
406-463: The Subway at a cost of £1.5million. Under the plans, the escalators were replaced and the interior design was refreshed. Lighting and facilities for disabled people were also improved. In addition, SPT commissioned author and artist Alasdair Gray to create a piece of public artwork for the station. The improvement work was completed in 2012. On 16 September 2012 a mural that depicts the surrounding area
435-457: The West End of Glasgow. It straddles the River Kelvin shortly before the river's confluence with the Clyde , and as such is an urban haven for wildlife. Birds found in the area include the grey heron , cormorant , kingfisher , mallard and goosander , and other animals include the red fox , brown rat and otters . The park is flanked to the west by Gilmorehill and the University of Glasgow , to
464-549: The canal. History of Banton; William Gracie, 1995 pub. Stratkelvin district council. (Kilsyth Library, local studies) Hillhead subway station Hillhead subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway , serving the Hillhead area of Glasgow , Scotland , and is the principal station that serves the city's West End . The entrance is located on Byres Road . This station is the nearest to Glasgow Botanic Gardens and
493-491: The contours of a large hill, on which is sited the Park District in Glasgow. This was formerly a highly desirable residential area before falling out of fashion and being taken over mostly for office space and student accommodation. However, recent high-class developments there have led to much of the neighbourhood returning to residential use. The area is also home to 22 Park Circus , the city's former registry office , and to
522-425: The entrance way, which leads up to an information centre where passengers may buy tickets of longer duration and get more information on transport in Glasgow. There is also a ticket office which is staffed by one clerk at a time. There are six turnstiles into which a ticket must be entered in order to pass. There are three for entering and three for exiting the subway. Two escalators and one staircase provide access to
551-519: The gardens at Lismore Castle in County Waterford ; however, the park was mostly designed by architect Charles Wilson and surveyor Thomas Kyle. The Town Council had purchased the land, which formerly represented parts of the Kelvingrove and Woodlands estates, that year for the sum of £99,569, around £10.9 million as of 2021. The park was intended to provide for the continued expansion of the city to
580-420: The opposite side of Argyle Street. The park also contains the renowned Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum . The bandstand within the park was built in 1924 and designed by James Miller . It was a popular location for outdoor music until it became neglected and vandalised around 1995. It played host to thousands of events from military bands to old-time Music Hall acts, Glasgow's first-ever Steel Band Festival to
609-473: The park to the north and south. Kelvingrove contains a bandstand , skatepark , bowling and croquet greens, and various statues and monuments. The largest monument is the Stewart Memorial Fountain [ de ] , built to commemorate Lord Provost Robert Stewart (1851–1854) and his achievement of providing the city with fresh water from Loch Katrine . The fountain was built in 1872 to
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#1732855253541638-483: The quality of the water have been rewarded by the return of salmon . The river has always been home to brown trout and both species can be fished by obtaining the relevant permits. The Kelvin is bridged at several points throughout Glasgow. Most notable is the Great Western Bridge on Great Western Road in the city's West End . Below this bridge is an underground station that bears the name Kelvinbridge ,
667-419: The south by Finnieston , Kelvingrove and Yorkhill , to the east by Charing Cross and to the north by Hillhead and Woodlands . This central location makes it a popular route for pedestrians and cyclists commuting to the city centre, leading quickly from the West End to Charing Cross whilst avoiding traffic. The park is also popular with dog-walkers and students from the university. Kelvingrove sits around
696-783: The south of Bardowie where it joins the Allander Water , after which it takes a south-westerly direction towards Maryhill , Hillhead , through Kelvingrove Park and under the Clydeside Expressway before falling into the River Clyde at Yorkhill Basin in the city of Glasgow . Wildlife along Strathkelvin include the grey squirrel , magpie , grey heron , dipper , cormorant , blue tit , great tit , chaffinch , common snipe , great spotted woodpecker , blackbird , redwing , carrion crow , kingfisher , mallard , goosander , roe deer , red fox , otter , water vole , American mink and brown rat . Successive attempts at improving
725-459: The station had a single island platform serving both tracks; the station was rebuilt with a much more spacious ticket office, escalators and an additional side platform . Hillhead is one of the stations mentioned in Cliff Hanley 's song The Glasgow Underground . The song reflects the traditional local pronunciation of the name, "Hillheed". There are three automated ticket machines located in
754-442: The two platforms, and maps are present to guide passengers to the correct platform for their destination. This is the only station on the network to feature a retail unit inside the station. Beside the ticket office, there is a Costa Pronto store. The platform features, on one side, a perspex barrier with a handrail which was built for safety reasons. Hillhead was the first station to be upgraded as part of SPT's plan to modernise
783-729: The west of Craigmarloch bridge. The next important tributary is the Garrel at a point south-east of Kilsyth south of Dumbreck Marsh. The Kelvin then passes through the large flood plain north of Twechar where it is fed by the Dock Water, Queenzie Burn, the Cast Burn and the Board Burn before reaching Kirkintilloch at its confluence with the more substantial waters of the Glazert and Luggie . It then flows past Torrance , meanders through Balmore Haughs, to
812-489: The west, providing relaxation and recreation opportunities for the new middle class to the west, and an escape from the rapid slumming around Glasgow Green . The park has been the site of three exhibitions: the 1888 International Exhibition , the 1901 International Exhibition and the 1911 Scottish Exhibition . Large, impressive buildings were constructed in the park for the International Exhibitions, including
841-478: Was unveiled in the station's foyer. The work is by Alasdair Gray , and was developed over fourteen months with artist Nichol Wheatley using ceramics . Gray stated, "The station is in the centre of Hillhead, which I know well. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum , the old BBC building and Botanic Gardens had been among my favourite places since the age of eleven. I have lived and worked in the district since 1969, and I knew I would enjoy depicting it, and those who use
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