City of Glasgow

 created in the 1880s

on the site of old brick and coal pits.

 In c1885 a boathouse was built

and subsequently became a tea room. 

The eastern part of the site was sold in 1956

and in the 1960s

that part of the pond was in-filled

and a hotel and a car park were built.

The remaining part of the site was acquired

by the Corporation  of Glasgow for a public park.

In 2003 an island was formed in the pond

as a sanctuary for swans and other birds.