Bowring Park Restoration
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bowring Park Restoration by Sue Adair as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Bowring Park Restoration
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 20 Apr 2020
In 1761, John Williamson, Mayor of Liverpool built a new Roby Hall to the south-west of the Old Hall, a medieval estate house with a gatehouse. In 1906 William Bowring transferred his ownership of the Roby Hall estate (Bowring Park) to the City on the agreement that it would be used for general recreation purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City. In 1913 the first Municipal Golf Course in the UK was established in the park. Both halls were demolished in the 20th Century, one gatehouse following the construction of the M62. A blank canvas, the restoration of the historic, previously unloved and overgrown sunken garden, ha-ha and other areas of Bowring Park has been possible thanks to a £1.9m grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Upon completion, the park will feature a new cafe in the coach house. For more information and old photographs see:- http://restorebowringpark.co.uk/heritage/
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.407298
Longitude
-2.862196