Musgrave Park, Belfast

Situated in the south west of the city, in Ballygammon townland off Stockman's Lane, the surrounding area is a mix of trading estates and residential housing, with the M1 motorway passing close to one end.

Facilities include a bowling pavilion, playing fields, walks, nature areas and bottle banks.

[3] The Musgrave family made their fortune in great part through the Ulster Convector Stove, used for heating and ventilation processes worldwide during the 19th and 20th centuries.

He left bequests to support students at Queen's University, especially those studying pathology, with awards such as the Musgrave Scholarship,[8] which are still ongoing.

During World War II, allotments were dug in Musgrave Park to aid wartime food production.

[1] There is no legal requirement to supply allotments in Northern Ireland, as is the case in England, but there is public demand.

[5] On the inside of the entrance to Grovelands stands a stone pillar from the 1860s, constructed to the designs of William Barre.

Originally a gate pier, it previously controlled entrance to one of the most exclusive roads in Belfast at Fortwilliam Park.

[1] By 2012, a willow tunnel, disabled access plant beds as part of a community garden and a multi-sensory 'whispering wall' had been created.

Spring bedding at Musgrave Park.
A willow tree grows in the former boating pond, now drained, at Grovelands Park.
Cutting the bowling greens at the park, one of the earliest features to be built.
Detail of the top of the gate pier near Grovelands' entrance, to the designs of Irish architect W. J. Barre .