Overview of Kelvingrove Park

Located in Glasgow's West End, Kelvingrove Park lies between Charing Cross to the east, Park Circus to the north, the site of Glasgow University to the west and to the south the Kelvin Hall and the Museum of Transport. Covering an area of 34 ha (85 acres), it was created by Sir Joseph Paxton in 1852 as the West End Park. It has been the site of three exhibitions, the 1888 International Exhibition, the profits from which paid for the Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum, the 1901 International Exhibition and the 1911 Scottish Exhibition. The park has many statues and monuments the largest of which is the Stewart Memorial Fountain, built to commemorate the achievement of Lord Provost Robert Stewart in establishing the Loch Katrine Act, which provided the city with fresh water. Statues include those to Lord Kelvin, Lord Lister and Thomas Carlyle.