Stanley Park, Liverpool
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Liverpool |
| Area | 45 hectares |
| Created | 14th May 1870 |
| Status | Open all year |
Stanley Park is a 45-hectare (110-acre) park in Liverpool, England, designed by Edward Kemp, which was opened on 14 May 1870 by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joseph Hubback. It is significant among Liverpool's parks on account of its layout and architecture. It has a grand terrace with expansive bedding schemes that were once highlighted by fountains. It includes the 1899 Gladstone Conservatory (recently restored and renamed The Isla Gladstone Conservatory), a Grade II listed building built by Mackenzie & Moncur of Edinburgh. 50–60% of the land consisted of open turfed areas, suitable for sport, with most of the rest being laid out as formal gardens and lakes. Kemp designed a horse-riding track ('Rotten Row'), though it did not catch on and was restyled as a cycle track around 1907.
Stanley Park is known for dividing the home grounds of rival Merseyside football clubs Everton and Liverpool. Some of Stanley Park was to have been incorporated into the area of Liverpool's proposed new stadium, first planned at the beginning of the 21st century. However, the change of ownership of the club during autumn 2010 is expected to result in the Stanley Park project being scrapped in favour of expanding Anfield.[1]
The park has an Evangelical Church located on the corner in between the two football teams. It is named "Stanley Park Church" and is over 100 years old.
The park is named after Lord Stanley of Preston. It now has a new playpark consisting of a European-record 45 adult swings and 2 child-safe swings.
[edit] Stanley Park in literature and film
Stanley Park featured in Alexei Sayle's short story The Last Woman Killed In The War. As a film location it party played a backdrop in Sayle's 1980s BBC documentary for the series Comic Roots. It featured in the 2003 film Dad's Dead.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Stanley Park Stadium Description and Conceptual Images
- http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/stanleypark/
- Aerial Photo
- An article on the origins of football in the park from Liverpool's 'Nerve' magazine
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Coordinates: 53°26′02″N 2°57′35″W / 53.4339807°N 2.9596138°W
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