Gateway, Conway Street, Birkenhead
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Gateway, Conway Street, Birkenhead
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 22 Aug 2014
The main ("grand") entrance to Birkenhead Park is a majestic affair. The central arch is flanked by a pair of lodges and the whole bristles with Ionic columns. By John Robertson and Lewis Hornblower, c1845. Grade II* listed. Birkenhead Park, which opened in 1847, was the first publicly-funded park in the country. Joseph Paxton conceived the overall plan, his pupil Edward Kemp supervised work, and Robertson and Hornblower designed most of the buildings.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.394345
Longitude
-3.033221
