Talk:Summergangs, Kingston upon Hull

East Park

this info from the Drypool may be useful

[[East Park, Hull|East Park]] lies about {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} northeast of the city centre and covers an area of c.120 acres (48 Ha). The Victorian or western half of the Park was opened to the public on 21 June 1887 - the day of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. This part of the Park was designed by Joseph Fox Sharp, the borough engineer, and covered an area of c.52 acres (21 Ha). Sharp's design echoed that of Pearson Park, the intention being that land adjoining the perimeter carriage drive should be developed for housing. This did not happen however. Sharp's carriage drive still survives to this day as do his model yacht pond and central avenue/broad walk. Also extant is a rockwork, known as the Khyber Pass, designed by E.A. Peak. Lost features include a small serpentine lake (infilled in the 1950s) and the main entrance gates opposite Telford Street on Holderness Road (replaced with a brutalist concrete gateway in 1964).<ref name="appraisal-East-04">{{cite web |url=http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/HOME/PLANNING/CONSERVATION/CONSERVATION%20AREAS/HOLDERNESS%20ROAD%20(EAST)%20-%20CACA.PDF |author=Hull City Council |title=Holderness Road (East) Conservation Area Character Appraisal |publisher=Hull City Council |month=September |year=2004 |format=PDF}}</ref>

The text should probably be in a Southcoates article. I leave it here in case it is useful. Imgaril (talk) 01:26, 17 August 2011 (UTC)