King’s Park has a long, rich history 🌳
The earliest mentions of the lands that would become King's Park date back to a royal confirmation in 1372, granting Sir John Maxwell a charter of Aikenhead.
Later, the estate and its mansion house were purchased by John Gordon, a leading Glasgow West India merchant. Upon his death in 1828, this fortune stood at more than £118,000 which placed him comfortably among the British super-rich. The equivalent value today, compared to average earnings, would be more than £110 million.
As for the park itself, the 68-acre site including the mansion was gifted to the city by John Mactaggart, “for the purpose of being used for all time as a public park only, to be known as ‘King’s Park’.”The new park was formally opened in May 1931 and for some time the Glasgow Corporation debated how it should be used.
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