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Dexter St. Clair wrote:I couldn't see any signage

Dunno if we've settled on that as a defining characteristic yet, Dex. As Steve pointed out on #25, Barrachnie Park doesn't have a sign at the moment, for example.

Maybe we can get robertpool to email them all to the helpful chap at the council for confirmation.

And oi, you lot, getting them all off Google Streetview is, I'm fairly sure, cheating.

Dexter St. Clair wrote:

HollowHorn wrote:#20 : Old Station Park, Hyndland:
Just where the trees are, sorry, it's the nearest one I have:

I couldn't see any signage

that's because it's along a bit, not "official" signage as such

From streetview -


and me -




#26 : Garrowhill Park



#27 : Auldhouse Park



#28 : Newlands Park

# 40 : Holmlea Park

#29 : Shawhill Park

scoobydoo wrote:Holmlea Park

Sorry don't have a photo

And where is this on the cheating scale?

Scoobydoo, just get a streetview shot up before the HG rules committee met for a decision.

Josef wrote:And oi, you lot, getting them all off Google Streetview is, I'm fairly sure, cheating.

Maybe, but it saves on time and fuel

Anyway, I'm going nowhere with the weather like it is!

Kitten,

From the lack of snow in them, I'm guessing your photos are of the "here's one I took earlier variety".

I have to ask, why on earth did you already have a photo of the "Old Station Park" sign?

That is just random... I love that!

#30 : Early Braes Park - Baillieston Road, Barrachnie (not really part of any 'local' area though i suppose) (GSV)

#31 : Cranhill Park - Edinburgh Road/Bellrock Street, Cranhill (GSV)

# 32 : Crosshill Park - Main Street/Bredisholm Road, Baillieston (GSV)

#33 : Greenfield Park - Eskbank Street/Inveresk Street, Greenfield (at least that's what I've always called this area - it's like a little pocket surrounded by Carntyne/Shettleston/Springboig) (GSV)

#34 : Hogarth Park - Carntyne Road/Edinburgh Road/Todd Street, Carntyne (GSV)

Something has just occurred to me... I remember, as a kid, noticing that the GCC park signs had opening and closing times on them. I found that quite amusing back then.

Do they still have opening/closing times on the signs?

One of my preferred ones - my girls love feeding the ducks and swans (yeah, all you fun spoilers out there, I know it's discouraged)

#35 : Hogganfield Park - Cumbernauld Road/Avenue End Road, Hogganfield (GSV)

viceroy wrote:

Josef wrote:

viceroy wrote:Haven't seen Plantation Park being mentioned (and tut tut Josef, you should have got that one).

I couldn't remember what it was called, V.

I knew it wasn't Kinning Park Park...

Quite a lot of people think it's just called Kinning Park, but that's the name of the district, called after the Kinning House estate which once covered the area. Plantation Park is rather smaller than it used to be, a chunk having been lopped off when the M8 Motorway was built about 30 years ago.

#36 : Plantation Park in a winter wonderland setting today, complete with sign to keep Dexter happy



And a few pictures of Festival Park, which is of course just across the road from Plantation Park, although this is the entrance on Pacific Drive, not the one on Lorne St.