East Park and Surrounding Area

East Park lies about two miles from the city centre on Holderness Road. It originally covered an area of 52 acres but gradually expanded. Today there are 130 acres of parkland and the park is often used for large open-air venues such as concerts, military shows, car shows, firework shows and the annual Hull Show East Park was designed by Joseph Fox Sharpe. It was originally meant to mirror Pearson Park in Hull with land…

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Pearson Park

Pearson Park, the first public park in Kingston upon Hulllies about one mile (1.5km) northwest of Hull city centre and opened in1860. It was created from 27 acres of land donated to the city by Zachariah Pearson (1821- 1891), a wealthy ship owner and the Mayor of Hull. The park was designed by James Craig Niven, curator of Hull’s Botanic Gardens. At this time, the land lay outside the urban growth of the town, close…

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