| 词条 | Bowring Park (St. John's) |
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| name = Bowring Park | photo = Bowring Park Entrance, St. John's, Newfoundland.jpg | type = Urban park | location = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | region = | area = {{convert|200|acre|ha}} | length = | width = | created = July 15 1914 | operator = City of St. John's | visitation_num = | status = Open all year }} Bowring Park is located in the Waterford Valley, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Entrance to the park is via Waterford Bridge Road, passing a sculptured duck pond and a Peter Pan statue. HistoryThe land that Bowring Park currently occupies was originally a farm owned by William Thorburn known as Rae Island. The land was purchased and donated to the city in 1911 by Sir Edgar Rennie Bowring on behalf of Bowring Brothers Ltd. on their 100th anniversary of commerce in Newfoundland.[1] Frederick Todd created the design and Rudolph Cochius was the landscape architect for the original section of the park. The park was officially opened by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Connaught on July 15, 1914.[1] The park has expanded to incorporate some of the surrounding areas. The original tract of land was {{convert|50|acre|m2}} on the east side of the park. In the 1970s the park acquired {{convert|150|acre|m2}} of land that once belonged to Sir Richard Squires, known as Midstream. The boundary between the old and new sections of the park is the overpass bridge near the swimming pool.{{fact|date=December 2018}} AttractionsThe park has many recreation facilities, including tennis courts, a swimming pool and playground. There are a number of statues in the park, including two sculptures by Basil Gotta, one a Caribou and the other The Fighting Newfoundlander. The Caribou is a replica of the monument at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park and was presented to the park by Major William Howe Green, a cousin of Sir Edgar Bowring. The Fighting Newfoundlander, a tribute to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment with Corporal Thomas Pittman as the subject, was also a gift from Sir Edgar Bowring. The statue was unveiled by Sir William Horwood in September 1922. The Peter Pan was erected in memory of Sir Edgar Bowring's grandchild, Betty Munn, who had drowned along with her father at the sinking of {{SS|Florizel||2}} at Cappahayden. The statue was unveiled on August 29, 1925 with the following inscription; In memory of a little girl who loved the Park.The building and erection of the statue was supervised by Sir George Frampton, the sculptor who created the original statue at Kensington Gardens, London. External links
References1. ^1 {{cite book|last=Smallwood|first=Joseph R.|title=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Vol. 1|year=1981|publisher=Newfoundland Book Publishers Ltd.|location=St. John's|isbn=0-920508-14-6|page=235|edition=1. ed., 3. print.}} {{St. John's landmarks}}{{coord|47|31|22|N|52|45|14|W|region:CA-NL_type:landmark|display=title}} 3 : Parks in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bowring Brothers|1914 establishments in Canada |
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