A great place to relax, eat, drink, unwind and be entertained – enjoy the best of Bradford.
What will the Park consist of?
The Park will be a vibrant public space for everyone to enjoy, it will provide a superb landscape comprising of fountains, trees and attractive green spaces making Centenary Square an ideal environment for walking, relaxing and quiet contemplation. The centrepiece of the Park will be the mirror pool, which will provide an interactive space and staggering City Centre feature.
Made up of individual pools the mirror pool will also include striking water features such as 100 fountains, jets and causeways. It will be a shallow pool of water, around 25cm in depth at its deepest point, grading gradually to the edge of the pool. It is made of granite and similar high quality materials, which is durable for use in events when dry and a non-slip surface when wet. The total size of the pool is around 4,200 sq. m.
City Park
The transformation of Bradford city centre to create the Mirror Pool and City Park is moving forward on schedule, despite the challenging weather conditions at the start of the year. Check out progress with the CityPark webcam which adds a picture of the area each day to see how the work is progressing: www.bradford.gov.uk/citypark
The six-acre City Park (similar in size to two football pitches) is the realisation of an ambition for a major tourist attraction and events space showpiece “park in the city”, funded by Bradford Council, Yorkshire Forward and the Regional Transport Board. It will boast the largest city centre water feature in the UK, with around 100 fountains the park will transform the area and aims to attract investment to the city centre.
Councillor David Green, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration and Economy, said: “Creating an attractive city centre is vital in increasing our potential as a great place to invest, live, work and visit. It’s crucial that we maintain our momentum on this and other regeneration projects during the recession, so the city is ready for the upturn in the economy.”
An independent report said the park could attract over 2 million visits each year, bringing and extra £80m into the local economy, which is more than 3 times the investment being made to secure this major attraction in the heart of Bradford City Centre.
This will further compliment the area which already boasts some of the cities finest restaurants, The Alhambra Theatre and The National Media Museum, as well as the new Jurys Inn Hotel and new headquarters for Provident Finance.