Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 171,906 pages of information and 248,421 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Kelvingrove Park

From Graces Guide

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. It was originally created as the West End Park in 1852, and was partly designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, but 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.

The park has been the site of three major exhibitions: the 1888 International Exhibition, the 1901 International Exhibition and the 1911 Scottish Exhibition. The Doulton Fountain was originally located in the park for the 1888 Exhibition but was later relocated to Glasgow Green, and the Saracen Fountain for the 1901 Exhibition is now in Alexandra Park.

The above information is condensed from the Wikipedia entry.

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