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Chapters: Sefton Park. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 74. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sefton Park - The site of the park was once within the boundaries of the 2,300 acre Royal Deer Park of Toxteth (see Chase (land) and Medieval deer park) which became "disparked" in 1591. The land eventually came under the control of the Earl of Sefton. As the town rapidly grew the green fields and woodland of Toxteth Park grew into narrow streets and courts packed tiny uninhabitable houses where the air was stagnant, there was little or no sanitation and running water consisted of one tap in the middle of the court. At the same time there was demand for large aristocratic mansions in the South of Liverpool. In 1862 the Borough Council Engineer recommended a site for this development. An Act of Parliament in 1864 permitted corporations to borrow sums of money up to half a million pounds to be repaid over thirty years. This allowed steps to be taken towards the purchase of land for Sefton Park. In 1867 the Council purchased 375 acres of land for the development of the park for 250,000 from the Earl of Sefton. Even though it was recognised by politicians that clean, fresh open spaces were now regarded as necessity there was an outcry from the public that 250,000 was extravagant and wasteful. As with neighbouring Princes Park plots of land on the perimeter were sold for housing which helped in the funding of the layout of the park. Soon after, a European competition was launched to design a grand park. Twenty nine entries were received and the competition was won by a French landscape architect Edouard Andre with work on the design also undertaken by Liverpool architect Lewis Hornblower. The park was opened on on 20 May 1872 by Prince Arthur who dedicated it "for the health and enjoyment of ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=315489


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156559857
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Sub Title: Sefton Park
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1156559855
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Weight: 122 gr


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