Bradford City Park :: Shared Description

Bradford City Park is a public space in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is centred around the Grade I listed Bradford City Hall. The city park comprises three main areas (each side of the triangular City Hall site.) To the East of the City Hall is the Norfolk Gardens area. As part of the renovations to City Park an underused concrete footbridge was removed and a new bus canopy was installed. In front of City Hall is Centenary Square. This area was extensively landscaped and now comprises raised lawns, seating and a large area of stone sets. This area is used for exhibition space and market stalls during the European markets. The North-Western corner of the park is the mirror pool and its surrounds. Construction of this section begun in 2011 and was officially opened on 24 March 2012 with an all-day celebratory event featuring Parkour, fireworks, balloons and other attractions

The city park was part of the 'masterplan' for Bradford city centre, a regeneration project first begun in 2003. Several revisions were made to the original plans. Funding was announced by the council in July 2009 and work was begun in December 2009.

In 2012, City Park was awarded the title of best Place in the UK and Ireland by The Academy of Urbanism

Centenary Square.

Centenary square contains a leisure facility comprising bars, restaurants and a coffee shop. It has a large amount of outdoor seating which gives unrivalled views of the City Hall and mirror pool. The Bradford 1 art gallery and Impressions gallery are also part of the Centenary Square development.

Mirror Pool and Pavilion.

The mirror pool contains the highest fountain in any UK city, shooting water up to 100 ft (30m) into the air. In addition there are more than 100 smaller fountains, laser light projectors and loud speakers.

Mirror pool walkway.

Through the middle of the mirror pool is a slightly raised Y-shaped walkway which allows visitors to pass over the pool in relative dryness. Access to the water is encouraged and there are 40 low-powered play fountains at the pavilion end of the pool.

Each morning the fountain produces a mist effect before the pool fills. At dusk a light show begins and continues until the pool is drained overnight.
Construction of the Mirror Pool

The water features in the mirror pool were commissioned by Birse Civil Engineering. Water in the pool is in part supplied from a 240m deep borehole. The capacity of the pool is about 600,000L and will be about 25 cm deep at the deepest parts.

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SE1632 : City Hall seen across the Mirror Pool, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : City Park by DS Pugh
SE1632 : Centenary Square, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : Centenary Square, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : The mirror pool, City Park, Bradford by Phil Champion
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : Mirror Pool, City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : One City Park under construction, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : The Mirror Pool, City Park, Bradford by Phil Champion
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : The old Odeon Cinema, Bradford, seen from City Park by habiloid
SE1632 : City Hall and the mirror pool in City Park by habiloid
SE1632 : Bradford's last trolleybus – 25 March1972 by Alan Murray-Rust
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : The Mirror Pool at sunset by Phil Champion
SE1632 : "Garden within a Garden", City Park, Bradford - detail by Stephen Craven
SE1632 : City Park beside City Hall by DS Pugh
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : City Park, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : Centenary Square, Bradford by habiloid
SE1632 : "Garden within a Garden", City Park, Bradford by Stephen Craven

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