TA1231 : East Park, Holderness Road, Kingston upon Hull

taken 4 months ago, near to Sutton-on-Hull, Kingston Upon Hull, England

East Park, Holderness Road, Kingston upon Hull
East Park, Holderness Road, Kingston upon Hull
A somewhat foggy start to the day, with the sun only appearing late in the morning. Looking across the lake from the south side.
East Park, Holderness Road, Kingston upon Hull

East Park first opened to the public on 21 June 1887, the day the country celebrated Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It is the largest public park in the city. Initially the park covered 38 acres, gradually expanding eastwards to occupy land more or less equivalent within its present-day boundaries of 120 acres. The additional land, bounded on the north by the Summergangs Dyke and Holderness Road on the south, took in the George V Playing Fields and several old clay pits. Surviving park features from the era include the Ferens boating lake which was established on land donated in 1913 and extended in 1923, a double arched bridge over the lake built circa 1925, and a rare water chute ride of 1929, which is Grade II listed. The park is home to a variety of birds, including Coots, Moorhens, Mallards, Mute swans, Cormorants, Greylag Geese and Canada Geese. East Park is host to the Park Run each Saturday morning. It is the starting point for the annual East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club (EYTCC) run to Sewerby Fields, Bridlington. The park is Grade II Listed: LinkExternal link

Further reading:
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull History Nerd: LinkExternal link


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Photographer
Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 March, 2026   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 March, 2026
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1235 3143 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:46.0265N 0:17.8190W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1232 3139
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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