City of Glasgow

Tollcross Park

Photographs of Tollcross Park in the East End of Glasgow

Tollcross Park is in the East of Glasgow
some 3 miles from the City Centre.

Tollcross Park is internationally famous
for its Rose Gardens and Winter Garden.
The park includes the Glen Nature Walk,
a Children’s Farm and the Courtyard Visitor Centre.

Tollcross Park

Rose Gardens in Tollcross Park

The world class Rose Garden
hosts the International Rose Trials each year.

Courtyard Visitor Centre in Tollcross Park

Tollcross House / Tollcross Mansion

in Tollcross Park

A grade "A" listed building

History:

James Dunlop ( 1742-1816 ),

the eldest son of Colin Dunlop of Carmyle,

acquired the Tollcross estate c 1810.
It passed to his son Colin ( 1775-1837 )
and then to Colin's nephew James,
who built the mansion ( designed by David Bryce )
on the site of an older house.
The estate was purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1896
and Tollcross Park was opened there the following year.
The house became a children's museum
and then fell into disrepair.

In the 1980's the museum closed
and the building was restored
by the National Trust for Scotland
and converted into self-contained accomodation.

Shettleston Housing Association
then acquired the mansion house
and contracted with the then
Church of Scotland Board of Social Responsibility
to provide a registered care home service for older people.

This service was de-registered in March 2003
and the current 24-hour supported living service commenced.

The Winter Gardens in Tollcross Park in Glasgow

The Winter Gardens
in Tollcross Park

This is a “B” listed 19th century design
with a curvilinear iron structure.

It has recently been refurbished
with the support of Historic Scotland.