Author: Alexandra Park Research Team

Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ The Gymnasia ~

Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Aug 20, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, Women in Sport | 0

Introduction Perhaps, more than any other aspect of the Alexandra Park, the gymnasia represented...

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Leisure in Alexandra Park:
The Ornamental Lake, Skating, and Fishing

Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Aug 6, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, The Great Outdoors, Winter Sports | 0

Introduction An Ornamental Lake was an integral part of the designs for the new Alexandra Park...

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Leisure in Alexandra Park
~ Tennis ~

Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jul 20, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Tennis | 0

Introduction Although tennis was absent in the 1870s, it quickly became one of the park’s most...

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Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Bowling and The Bowling Green

Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jul 9, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure | 0

Introduction The Alexandra Park Bowling Green, opened in 1871, was the site of a great deal of...

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Leisure in Alexandra Park
~Cricket and Rounders~

Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jun 11, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester | 0

Introduction Despite a lawn for cricket being incorporated into the design of the Alexandra Park...

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