Hyde Park 6 - Gymnasium Traditional Cache

Part of a series of six geocaches by <Tuppers> and rachelsails. Placed in Hyde Park to celebrate the end of our first year at University!

In 1888, Hyde Park (Woodhouse Moor) was chosen to the site for an Outdoor Gymnasium. The gymnasium consisted of a large enclosed area conatining 44 swings, 4 sets of ring trapezes, a giant stride (or round) swing, three hoziontal bars, one pair of parrallel bars, one vaulting horse and four see-saws.

 The Leeds Mercury described the gymnasium’s facilities in an article published in June 1888

“It may be remembered that the Leeds Corporation recently voted £500 for the construction of a gymnasium on the north-east side of Woodhouse Moor. During the last few weeks the work has been in progress, and it is expected that in a week or ten days it will be completed. The youths who now in large numbers frequent the new cricket ground on the Headingley side of this section of the Moor will then be able to considerably vary their physical exercise. For the young men there are to be twelve swings and four sets of rings and trapezes; for the younger boys twelve swings; and for young women and girls twenty swings. In addition there will be a giant’s stride, or round swing, three horizontal bars, one pair of parallel bars, one vaulting horse, and four see-saws.”