Victoria Park, Aberdeen

Victoria Park is a small park in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Victoria Park
Crocuses in Victoria Park
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TypePublic Park
LocationRosemount, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57°9′6″N 2°7′21″W / 57.15167°N 2.12250°W / 57.15167; -2.12250
Area5 hectares (50,000 m2)
Created1871
Operated byAberdeen City Council
StatusOpen all year
Listed Building – Category A
Official nameVictoria Park, Fountain
Designated19 March 1984
Reference no.LB20065
Victoria Park in Autumn.

The park has an area of five hectares and was opened to the public in 1871. It is named after Queen Victoria. In the center of the park is a fountain made of fourteen different types of granite that was presented to the citizens of the city by the Granite Polishers and Master Builders of Aberdeen. A greenhouse and conservatory used to present in the south-east corner of the park, but were demolished in early 2014 as a result of repeated vandalism.[1]

Restoration work on the fountain, which is category A listed, took place between September 2021 and April 2022. The work allowed the fountain to operate again.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vandalised greenhouse in Aberdeen to be pulled down". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Fountain switched back on in city park". Aberdeen City Council. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.