Stewart Park, Aberdeen

Stewart Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site owned by Aberdeen City Council. The land was originally bought by the council in 1891, when Woodside was incorporated into Aberdeen, using £500 bequeathed by Mrs. Jane Taylor the widow of Mr. John Taylor, a merchant in the city "for a playground for the children of Woodside". The park was named after a former Lord Provost of the city, Sir David Stewart. The park contains whale jaw bones presented to the park in 1903 by the Captain of the Arctic whaler Benbow. * Stewart Park Fountain * Stewart Park Whale Bones *

Stewart Park, Aberdeen

Stewart Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site owned by Aberdeen City Council. The land was originally bought by the council in 1891, when Woodside was incorporated into Aberdeen, using £500 bequeathed by Mrs. Jane Taylor the widow of Mr. John Taylor, a merchant in the city "for a playground for the children of Woodside". The park was named after a former Lord Provost of the city, Sir David Stewart. The park contains whale jaw bones presented to the park in 1903 by the Captain of the Arctic whaler Benbow. * Stewart Park Fountain * Stewart Park Whale Bones *