Category: History of Alexandra Park Manchester
Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Tennis ~
Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jul 20, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Tennis | 0
Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Bowling and The Bowlin...
Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jul 9, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure | 0
Leisure in Alexandra Park~Cricket and Rounders~...
Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jun 11, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester | 0
‘For Me it’s Like Magic…’ ...
Posted by Alexandra Park Research Team | May 30, 2020 | Cycling, History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, The Great Outdoors | 0
Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ The Gymnasia ~
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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The Ornamental Lake, Skating, and Fishing
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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~ Tennis ~
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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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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~Cricket and Rounders~
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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Stories from The Bike Hive
by Alexandra Park Research Team | May 30, 2020 | Cycling, History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, The Great Outdoors | 0
This article, which follows on from ‘Cyling in Alexandra Park; [click HERE to read] takes...
Read MoreCycling in Alexandra Park
by Alexandra Park Research Team | May 28, 2020 | Cycling, History of Alexandra Park Manchester | 0
Today, bicycles are much in evidence in Alexandra Park and the transpennine cycle route goes...
Read MoreThe Story of the Lido in Alexandra Park
by Alexandra Park Research Team | May 14, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, Swimming & Diving | 0
When Alexandra Park in Moss Side opened in 1870 in was paid for by Manchester City Council, but...
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by Nick Piercey | Apr 30, 2020 | Archival Research, History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, The Great Outdoors | 0
Introduction In 2020, Alexandra Park, in southern Manchester, celebrates 150 years since its...
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by Margaret Roberts | Mar 31, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], History of Alexandra Park Manchester, The Great Outdoors | 0
Parks have always been important sites for leisure since the widespread development of municipal...
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