Bradford's City Park designed by Gillespies completes

Bradford's new City Park is a landmark public space.  It includes the largest city-centre water feature anywhere in the UK, a 4,000sqm mirror pool, and the UK's tallest urban fountain that reaches a spectacular 100ft. It creates a flexible and dynamic 2.4ha centrepiece.

City Park helps create a landscape for investment by setting Bradford apart from other cities. The development and implementation of City Park by Gillespies has been founded on three fundamental design concepts: HINTERLAND; WATER and MIRROR.

Tom Walker, Partner at Gillespies in Leeds who led the design team says:

"We designed City Park as a beautiful public space with water at its heart. This new centrepiece for Bradford acts as a pivotal focal point, and gives Bradford a new postcard identity with the unique dynamic mirror pool and high quality landscape. Its magnificent grand public spaces promise to delight both local people and visitors.

Water was the engine for the success of Bradford during the industrial revolution and we are confident that water will once again act as the catalyst for the regeneration of the city".

David Green, Bradford Council's Executive Member for Regeneration and Economy, said:

"City Park promises to bring great long-term benefits to the city and the Bradford district as a whole. It provides a brilliant place for people to relax, meet friends or family and enjoy a breath of fresh air within the city and will also be capable of hosting large and small-scale events."  Click here for more images