Cornwall Park, Auckland

John Logan Campbell, Auckland resident since 1840 and, at the time of this gift, mayor, gave the park's 230 acres to a private trust on 10 June 1901.The adjoining Park Maungakiekie had been purchased by the national government in 1845 and since 2012 belongs to Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective.He had planned to build a house there and planted the parkland in preparation for that but he subsequently chose to live near the centre of the city in Parnell, his home was named 'Kilbryde' and situated on part of the site of their rose gardens.A petition has been launched seeking some of the Lusk KC Report findings including fair compensation for improvements or a freeholding option.[2] A scheme was laid out by young landscape designer Austin Strong (1881–1952)[note 1] inspired by Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.[8] However the trustees were personally liable for any expenditure that could not be met by the trust's funds and so in 1914 residential sites along Wheturangi Road were sold on long term lease to meet immediate needs for cash and the trustees asked that local bodies give consideration to some form of rate relief complaining that over 60 per cent of the trusts revenue went in taxes.On top of admiring scenery, drinking tea while the Band plays on its rotunda, picnicking, birdwatching, walking, jogging, bicycling, keeping the dog secure on its leash and admiring the ewes and their lambs, provisions for formalised activities include: Comparison with other significant city parks, worldwide: The Cornwall Park Trust Board's publications include:
Sir John Logan Campbell's statue at Cornwall Park's formal entrance in Epsom at 308—312 Manukau Road. Access is on either side of the statue by Campbell Crescent to Puriri Drive
Sir John Logan Campbell
Archery
on Memorial Steps
vista from Memorial Steps
A large part of Cornwall Park showing the obelisk and One Tree Hill Domain spreading beyond the showgrounds and the tall white buildings of Greenlane Clinical Centre . The camera is on Mt Eden
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