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Gheluvelt Park的点评
点评：Review of Gheluvelt Park, Barbourne, North Worcester
Four years since the first review of Gheluvelt Park – focused mainly on the historical origins of the park, the facilities available and the pleasure to be gained when spending time there – the park as a traditional park. The modern park, however, is essentially in two parts - the eastern half a place of pleasure for families, for socializing with others, sharing civic resources and, importantly, providing an opportunity in which to escape into the space around you – the raison d'être of a traditional urban park. The western half of the park, however, has been tasked with helping people to better focus upon their place in the ecology of the natural world/local countryside/wildlife around them.
Since 2024 there has been this prestigious new bridge spanning the River Severn and linking the two distinctive parts of the park, respectively, people and wildlife on both sides of the river. The 145 m long bridge dominates the skyline just about everywhere you are in the park with the single cable stayed pylon reaching to the heavens*. Sit outside the Pump House & Environmental Centre (ex-municipal waterworks) with a cappuccino in hand (or an ice cream cone should you prefer one) and the Kepax Bridge captures the eye. The bridge connects the park to St. Johns an outlying western suburb of the city.
If the bridge is new to you – as it was to us – then you should take the opportunity to walk or bike across it - that’s what you do with bridge - investigate, take time to hang over the rail at mid-point to watch the flow of the water below, examine the houses alongside the riverbank and then wander back into the park. Those familiar with the bike trails and footpaths around Worcester will see the similarity of design with the Sabrina and Diglis Bridges further downstream.
And that name: Kepax? During the 19th C. there was a ferry operated by the Family Kepax in Barbourne that used to carry people across the river at a point about 150 m north of the now defunct Waterworks Building, where the original family cottages remain. Contemporary reporting suggests that the ferry was popular during Victorian & Edwardian times for people strolling the riverside meadows for pleasure.
The Kepax Bridge was opened in Dec24 and, by June26, an estimated half million people had used it. Put this into the context of Worcester and a resident population currently estimated at 197,000 indicating, as it does, the popularity of the new bridge for walkers and bikers. In 2025 the bridge was selected for the prestigious ‘Project of the Year’ by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association Midlands Awards. It also won a Structural Steel Design Award.
The exploration of the bridge complete, return to the park and follow the Barbourne Brook upstream and across the western part of the park and into the original ceremonial/heritage park to the east. Here the brook is channelled at the rear of the houses in Waterworks Road and crossed by a couple of footbridges – one each side of the duck pond that dominates the centre of the park. There’s a shallow weir below the Swan Bridge as the brook exits the pond. On a small island in the pond there’s a heritage band stand – also linked by a footbridge. Read the current notices at the time of the visit (02Aug26) and two weeks hence an ‘Appreciation of the Beatles’ celebration was scheduled (16Aug26) – two and half hours of songs/music/lyrics/memories courtesy of a popular local DJ/Entertainer. The most successful musical group of the modern era revolutionized popular music on the basis of their artistic/musical skills, technical innovation and, not least, their engaging/effervescent and respective individual personalities. The music/memories of those times continue to impact those people of a particular age.
Peter Steele
29Sept26
*The bridge has an unusual design starting with a shallow rising slope parallel to the River Severn in Gheluvelt Park before turning 90 deg. to cross the river. The single steel pylon is located at this point with cables supporting the 4 m wide steel deck. The central span is 60 m wide and sufficient to accommodate the river in seasonal flood. The deck slopes down to ground level on the west bank past the point where seasonal flooding occurs. Residential housing in St Johns is 500 m from the bridge.
Four years since the first review of Gheluvelt Park – focused mainly on the historical origins of the park, the facilities available and the pleasure to be gained when spending time there – the park as a traditional park. The modern park, however, is essentially in two parts - the eastern half a place of pleasure for families, for socializing with others, sharing civic resources and, importantly, providing an opportunity in which to escape into the space around you – the raison d'être of a traditional urban park. The western half of the park, however, has been tasked with helping people to better focus upon their place in the ecology of the natural world/local countryside/wildlife around them.
Since 2024 there has been this prestigious new bridge spanning the River Severn and linking the two distinctive parts of the park, respectively, people and wildlife on both sides of the river. The 145 m long bridge dominates the skyline just about everywhere you are in the park with the single cable stayed pylon reaching to the heavens*. Sit outside the Pump House & Environmental Centre (ex-municipal waterworks) with a cappuccino in hand (or an ice cream cone should you prefer one) and the Kepax Bridge captures the eye. The bridge connects the park to St. Johns an outlying western suburb of the city.
If the bridge is new to you – as it was to us – then you should take the opportunity to walk or bike across it - that’s what you do with bridge - investigate, take time to hang over the rail at mid-point to watch the flow of the water below, examine the houses alongside the riverbank and then wander back into the park. Those familiar with the bike trails and footpaths around Worcester will see the similarity of design with the Sabrina and Diglis Bridges further downstream.
And that name: Kepax? During the 19th C. there was a ferry operated by the Family Kepax in Barbourne that used to carry people across the river at a point about 150 m north of the now defunct Waterworks Building, where the original family cottages remain. Contemporary reporting suggests that the ferry was popular during Victorian & Edwardian times for people strolling the riverside meadows for pleasure.
The Kepax Bridge was opened in Dec24 and, by June26, an estimated half million people had used it. Put this into the context of Worcester and a resident population currently estimated at 197,000 indicating, as it does, the popularity of the new bridge for walkers and bikers. In 2025 the bridge was selected for the prestigious ‘Project of the Year’ by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association Midlands Awards. It also won a Structural Steel Design Award.
The exploration of the bridge complete, return to the park and follow the Barbourne Brook upstream and across the western part of the park and into the original ceremonial/heritage park to the east. Here the brook is channelled at the rear of the houses in Waterworks Road and crossed by a couple of footbridges – one each side of the duck pond that dominates the centre of the park. There’s a shallow weir below the Swan Bridge as the brook exits the pond. On a small island in the pond there’s a heritage band stand – also linked by a footbridge. Read the current notices at the time of the visit (02Aug26) and two weeks hence an ‘Appreciation of the Beatles’ celebration was scheduled (16Aug26) – two and half hours of songs/music/lyrics/memories courtesy of a popular local DJ/Entertainer. The most successful musical group of the modern era revolutionized popular music on the basis of their artistic/musical skills, technical innovation and, not least, their engaging/effervescent and respective individual personalities. The music/memories of those times continue to impact those people of a particular age.
Peter Steele
29Sept26
*The bridge has an unusual design starting with a shallow rising slope parallel to the River Severn in Gheluvelt Park before turning 90 deg. to cross the river. The single steel pylon is located at this point with cables supporting the 4 m wide steel deck. The central span is 60 m wide and sufficient to accommodate the river in seasonal flood. The deck slopes down to ground level on the west bank past the point where seasonal flooding occurs. Residential housing in St Johns is 500 m from the bridge.
翻译：对北伍斯特巴伯恩地区的盖卢韦尔特公园的回顾
自上次对盖卢韦尔特公园进行评测至今已有四年时间了。那次评测主要聚焦于该公园的历史渊源、现有设施以及人们在其中休闲游玩的乐趣——也就是将它视为一座传统的公园。然而，如今的这座公园实际上由两部分组成：其东部区域是供家庭游玩、人们相聚社交以及共享公共设施的场所，这一点至关重要。为人们提供一个可以沉浸于周围自然环境中的机会——这正是传统城市公园存在的意义。不过，公园的西侧区域则承担着另一项使命：帮助人们更深入地了解自身在自然生态体系、周边乡村环境以及野生动物群中的地位。
自2024年起，一座极具标志性的新桥横跨塞文河，将公园的两个各具特色的区域连接起来，使河两岸的人们与野生动物得以彼此相遇、和谐共处。这座长145米的桥梁几乎在公园的任何位置都能成为视野中的焦点，其单根斜拉索塔柱直插云霄*。坐在水泵房及环境中心（原市政水厂）外的露天区域，手捧一杯卡布奇诺（或者如果您更喜欢的话，来个冰淇淋吧），您便会注意到Kepax桥的迷人身姿。该桥将公园与位于城市西部的远郊区域——圣约翰斯相连。如果你和我们一样，是第一次见到这座桥，那么不妨借此机会步行或骑自行车穿过它——这就是游览桥梁的正确方式：好好探索一番，在桥中央的护栏旁驻足片刻，欣赏下方的流水，观察河岸边的房屋，最后再漫步回到公园里。那些熟悉伍斯特周边自行车道与步行道的人，也会发现这里的设计风格与下游的萨布丽娜桥及迪格利斯桥颇为相似。那个名字：Kepax？19世纪时，在巴伯恩地区有一艘由Kepax家族经营的渡船，它在如今已废弃的水厂大楼以北约150米处载人横渡河流，该处至今仍保留着Kepax家族最初的住宅。当时的报道称，在维多利亚时代与爱德华时代，这条渡船深受那些在河边草地上散步休闲的人们的青睐。
Kepax桥于1924年12月通车，至1926年6月……据估计，有约50万人使用过这座桥。将这一数据与伍斯特目前约19.7万的常住人口相比较，便可看出这座新桥在步行者和骑行者中的受欢迎程度。2025年，该桥荣获中部地区土木工程师协会颁发的极具声望的“年度项目奖”，同时还赢得了钢结构设计奖。
对这座桥的探索就此结束。回到公园后，沿着巴伯恩溪向上游行进，穿过公园的西部区域，便可抵达东边的原仪式/历史公园。在这里，溪流被引至沃特沃克斯路沿线的房屋后方，并有几座人行桥横跨其上——分别位于公园中央那个鸭塘的两侧。当溪流流出鸭塘时，在天鹅桥下方还有一个浅水坝。在池塘中的一个小岛上有一座具有历史意义的音乐台，岛上还架有一座人行桥与之相连。查看访问时（2026年8月2日）的公告可知，两周后即2026年8月16日将举办一场“致敬披头士”庆典活动——由当地一位颇受欢迎的DJ兼表演艺术家主持，为大家带来长达两个半小时的歌曲、音乐、歌词及相关回忆。作为现代史上最成功的音乐团体，披头士凭借其卓越的艺术与音乐造诣以及技术创新彻底改变了流行音乐的面貌。最重要的是，他们各自都具有迷人且活泼的个性。那个时代的音乐与回忆至今仍影响着特定年龄层的人们。
彼得·斯蒂尔
2026年9月29日
*这座桥的设计颇为独特：桥身始于格卢维尔特公园内一条沿着塞文河延伸的平缓上坡路，随后以90度转角横跨河流。单根钢制桥塔便位于此处，各种缆绳则用于支撑4米宽的钢制桥面。中央跨段宽60米，足以应对河流的季节性洪水。在发生季节性洪水的位置之后，桥面逐渐下降至西岸的地面。圣约翰斯的居民区距离该桥约500米。
自上次对盖卢韦尔特公园进行评测至今已有四年时间了。那次评测主要聚焦于该公园的历史渊源、现有设施以及人们在其中休闲游玩的乐趣——也就是将它视为一座传统的公园。然而，如今的这座公园实际上由两部分组成：其东部区域是供家庭游玩、人们相聚社交以及共享公共设施的场所，这一点至关重要。为人们提供一个可以沉浸于周围自然环境中的机会——这正是传统城市公园存在的意义。不过，公园的西侧区域则承担着另一项使命：帮助人们更深入地了解自身在自然生态体系、周边乡村环境以及野生动物群中的地位。
自2024年起，一座极具标志性的新桥横跨塞文河，将公园的两个各具特色的区域连接起来，使河两岸的人们与野生动物得以彼此相遇、和谐共处。这座长145米的桥梁几乎在公园的任何位置都能成为视野中的焦点，其单根斜拉索塔柱直插云霄*。坐在水泵房及环境中心（原市政水厂）外的露天区域，手捧一杯卡布奇诺（或者如果您更喜欢的话，来个冰淇淋吧），您便会注意到Kepax桥的迷人身姿。该桥将公园与位于城市西部的远郊区域——圣约翰斯相连。如果你和我们一样，是第一次见到这座桥，那么不妨借此机会步行或骑自行车穿过它——这就是游览桥梁的正确方式：好好探索一番，在桥中央的护栏旁驻足片刻，欣赏下方的流水，观察河岸边的房屋，最后再漫步回到公园里。那些熟悉伍斯特周边自行车道与步行道的人，也会发现这里的设计风格与下游的萨布丽娜桥及迪格利斯桥颇为相似。那个名字：Kepax？19世纪时，在巴伯恩地区有一艘由Kepax家族经营的渡船，它在如今已废弃的水厂大楼以北约150米处载人横渡河流，该处至今仍保留着Kepax家族最初的住宅。当时的报道称，在维多利亚时代与爱德华时代，这条渡船深受那些在河边草地上散步休闲的人们的青睐。
Kepax桥于1924年12月通车，至1926年6月……据估计，有约50万人使用过这座桥。将这一数据与伍斯特目前约19.7万的常住人口相比较，便可看出这座新桥在步行者和骑行者中的受欢迎程度。2025年，该桥荣获中部地区土木工程师协会颁发的极具声望的“年度项目奖”，同时还赢得了钢结构设计奖。
对这座桥的探索就此结束。回到公园后，沿着巴伯恩溪向上游行进，穿过公园的西部区域，便可抵达东边的原仪式/历史公园。在这里，溪流被引至沃特沃克斯路沿线的房屋后方，并有几座人行桥横跨其上——分别位于公园中央那个鸭塘的两侧。当溪流流出鸭塘时，在天鹅桥下方还有一个浅水坝。在池塘中的一个小岛上有一座具有历史意义的音乐台，岛上还架有一座人行桥与之相连。查看访问时（2026年8月2日）的公告可知，两周后即2026年8月16日将举办一场“致敬披头士”庆典活动——由当地一位颇受欢迎的DJ兼表演艺术家主持，为大家带来长达两个半小时的歌曲、音乐、歌词及相关回忆。作为现代史上最成功的音乐团体，披头士凭借其卓越的艺术与音乐造诣以及技术创新彻底改变了流行音乐的面貌。最重要的是，他们各自都具有迷人且活泼的个性。那个时代的音乐与回忆至今仍影响着特定年龄层的人们。
彼得·斯蒂尔
2026年9月29日
*这座桥的设计颇为独特：桥身始于格卢维尔特公园内一条沿着塞文河延伸的平缓上坡路，随后以90度转角横跨河流。单根钢制桥塔便位于此处，各种缆绳则用于支撑4米宽的钢制桥面。中央跨段宽60米，足以应对河流的季节性洪水。在发生季节性洪水的位置之后，桥面逐渐下降至西岸的地面。圣约翰斯的居民区距离该桥约500米。
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