Greenbank Park Lake
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Greenbank Park Lake by Sue Adair as part of the Geograph project.
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Greenbank Park Lake
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 27 May 2020
Once part of the ancient Toxteth Park, Greenbank House and estate became the home of William Rathbone IV in 1788. In 1897 Liverpool Corporation agreed to purchase a piece of land from William Rathbone VI with the proviso that the land was used as open space or recreation ground for the general public. Part of this land became Greenbank Park, Upper Brook was dammed to form the lake, the nearby allotments, cricket ground and football pitch created on the remaining land. William Rathbone VI was one of the founders of the University College of Liverpool, which went on to become Liverpool University. Greenbank Halls of Residence in Roscoe & Gladstone Hall
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Image Location
Latitude
53.386236
Longitude
-2.925972