Alexandra Park, Portsmouth
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Alexandra Park, Portsmouth
, was opened in 1907 and was a place of recreation for the people of Portsea Island
. It provided lawns, flowers beds, paths and seats; it was an area to escape the toils of inner city life in the early twentieth century. The park was named after Queen Alexandra
. At the time of the parks opening the site was already home to a bicycle track.
The park is still popular today, and plays host to the Mountbatten Sports Centre, a modern sports facility including a 50 metre swimming pool and athletics and cycle tracks. To the north of the park there are playing fields which host a number of sports including local cricket, hockey and football matches. The southern section of the park provides a children's play area, and retains its trees, flower beds and lawns, and is an area for general recreation.
The park is connected to the site of the Hilsea Lido
via the Stamshaw Esplanade
.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
, was opened in 1907 and was a place of recreation for the people of Portsea Island
Portsea Island
Portsea Island is a small, flat and low lying island just off the south coast of England. The island is totally within, and contains a large proportion of, the city of Portsmouth. It has the third-largest population of any island in the British Isles, after the mainlands of Great Britain and...
. It provided lawns, flowers beds, paths and seats; it was an area to escape the toils of inner city life in the early twentieth century. The park was named after Queen Alexandra
Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
. At the time of the parks opening the site was already home to a bicycle track.
The park is still popular today, and plays host to the Mountbatten Sports Centre, a modern sports facility including a 50 metre swimming pool and athletics and cycle tracks. To the north of the park there are playing fields which host a number of sports including local cricket, hockey and football matches. The southern section of the park provides a children's play area, and retains its trees, flower beds and lawns, and is an area for general recreation.
The park is connected to the site of the Hilsea Lido
Hilsea Lido
Hilsea Lido is a fresh water lido at Hilsea, Portsmouth. The lido is undergoing refurbishment and plans to re-open in 2011.-Description:The Hilsea Lido is a leisure facility featuring a Main Pool and a large Splash Pool designed for younger swimmers...
via the Stamshaw Esplanade
Esplanade
An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress' guns...
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