Back Alexandra Park (Londres) French פארק אלכסנדרה HE Alexandra Park i London NN Alexandra Park NB Александра-парк (Лондон) Russian
Alexandra Park is a 200 acre (80–hectare), Green Flag Award, and Green Heritage winning, diverse-landscape park,[1][2] in the Borough of Haringey in north London adjacent to Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green. Laid out on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm,[3] the park and palace were named in 1863, the year of the marriage of Alexandra of Denmark to the Prince of Wales who became King Edward VII.[4]
Alexandra Park is split between hilly and flat ground.[5] The tree-lined hill has wide views from slopes and many areas of the relatively large hilltop. Of note is the view from Alexandra Palace which dominates the park, particularly its Panorama Room. On most days the Crystal Palace Transmitter and/or the North Downs in Surrey are visible. From 1936 to 1981, the BBC transmitted TV programmes from a tall mast built onto one of the towers of the palace. In 1980, most of the palace was gutted by a huge fire. The building has since been restored and is now a conference and exhibition centre.
- ^ "Alexandra Palace Park". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ – About (Retrieved 31 January 2008)
- ^ "Alexandra Park Conservation & Heritage Management Plan" (PDF). Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust. January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780199566785.
- ^ grid reference TQ299902