Royal Victoria Park is a public park in Bath, England. It was opened in 1830 by the 11-year-old Princess Victoria, [1] seven years before her ascension to the throne, and was the first park to carry her name. About Princess Victoria, the future queen, came to Bath in 1830, aged just eleven years old, to officially open Royal Victoria Park.
Unfortunately, she was never to return. During her visit, it is said that a resident of Bath made a disparaging comment on the thickness of her ankles. Opened by Queen Victoria in 1830, this park boasts the iconic Royal Crescent as its backdrop, and has numerous attractions.
A beautiful marble statue of England greatest Queen. Walking down Bridge Street towards Pulteney bridge we passed the Queen Victoria Art Gallery, and in a niche in the façade above the entrance is a lovely white marble statue of Queen Victoria, flanked with Ionic columns and pilasters, carved by Anglo-Italian sculptor, Andrea Carlo Lucchesi. Victorian Bath In 1830 Princess Victoria made her first and last visit to Bath to open the Royal Victoria Park, which was designed by the City Architect, Edward Davis.
It was an area containing a wide selection of trees and shrubs from around the world and provided a haven of 56 acres of parkland to escape the bustle of the city centre. Park with pedigree Originally an arboretum, Royal Victoria Park, which is just a few minutes walk from Bath city centre, spans 57 acres of green parkland, with the iconic Royal Crescent as its backdrop. As its name suggests, the park is named after Queen Victoria, who officially opened it as Princess Victoria, in 1830, when she was just 11 years old.
It was the first park to carry her name and. The Royal Victoria Park spreads across 57 acres in the city of Bath. The park was first opened to the public in 1829 with a ceremony attended by the honored guest, 11 year old Queen Victoria.
The park was the first to bear the Queen's name and the park has a commemorative obelisk dedicated to Queen Victoria. The park is a listed Grade I English Heritage site. At one end of the park is the.
Royal Victoria Park, Bath Bath England, Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset Introduction Royal Victoria Park is an early-19th-century public park with an avenue of trees, a lake and a botanic garden. There is also a bowling green and tennis courts. A group of people standing beside the park gates with the obelisk in the distance.
Royal Victoria Park was opened in 1830. It was opened by Princess (later Queen) Victoria as a public pleasure park. The park was managed by a committee of wealthy Bath inhabitants and financed by voluntary contributions.
It was then taken over by Bath City Council in 1921.