Prince's Park, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Record Id: 2707
The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT
Joseph Paxton (1803-65) was commissioned to design the park together with the surrounding belt of housing by Richard Vaughan Yates in 1842. The rental from building plots was designed to pay for the maintenance of the park which was exclusively for the use of residents. Following Yates' death the reversionary interest in the land was conveyed to Liverpool Corporation in 1884 and after protracted negotiations with the Yates family Liverpool Corporation took over the park in 1918.
People associated with this site
Designer: Sir Joseph Paxton (born 03/08/1803 died 08/06/1865)
Architect: Sir James Pennethorne (born 04/06/1801 died 01/09/1871)
Architect: John Robertson
Features
boundary wall
The north-eastern boundary is formed by a stone wall.
avenue
Feature created: Before 1853
The Avenue, which is aligned with the principal entrance and terminates in a circus opposite the main gates, was completed in 1853.
obelisk
drinking fountain
lake
gateway
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