Bulldozers raze park glasshouses

Oct 22 2008 by Emma Davison, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Bulldozers razepark glasshouses

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND project to restore a historic Huddersfield park to its former glory has begun.

The dilapidated glasshouses at the bottom of Greenhead Park near Trinity Street have been demolished in the first step of the £5.4m restoration of the Victorian park, which was first opened in 1884.

They will be replaced by a restaurant and coffee shop.

The glasshouses were once a hive of activity, growing all the seasonal bedding plants for the park, but have recently become a target for vandals.

Their removal allows for the area to be made safe and redeveloped next year.

Dewsbury-based company Hutchinson Demolition used large machinery to demolish the neglected glasshouses and the toilet block, which is located near the park’s paddling pool.