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Sefton Park is in south Liverpool, England. In 1867 Frenchman, Edouard André won the competition to design the park, work on the design was also done by Lewis Hornblower. The park is 640 acres (2.6 km²) in area, the site had been purchased by the Liverpool City Council for £ 250,000 from the Earl of Sefton. An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ...
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ...
Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...
1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
An acre is an English unit of area. ...
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ...
As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy pound weight (Latin libra), of high purity silver, and is the currency unit of a number of countries: Cyprus pound in Cyprus Egyptian pound in Egypt Lebanese pound in Lebanon Syrian pound in Syria British...
The title of Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1771. ...
It has tennis courts, a lake (formerly used for boating) and recently restored Palm House. For some time there was a model pirate ship until it fell apart with age. A statue of Peter Pan was recently taken away for restoration and can currently been seen at Liverpool's Conservation Centre. A tennis courts dimension A tennis court is where a game of tennis is played. ...
Statue of Peter Pan in St. ...
The Conservation Centre in Liverpool, England is the conservation department of National Museums Liverpool. ...
The park had a gallops which led to it being nick named the Hyde Park of the north. A road runs around the perimeter, though a bridge across the Dell is closed to cars. The perimeter road's outer edge is lined with impressive Victorian and Edwardian houses. Some split into flats and others Hotels. Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England, and one of the Royal Parks of London. ...
The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted...
The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the start of World War I in 1914 or even the end of the war in 1918. ...
Various tree lined avenues split the park into large sections both grassed and wooded areas. At the centre of the park is a small cafe and there used to be an aviary. It is a popular jogging circuit and local league association football is a regular weekend fixture. It has also been a site for Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's summer pops season, Africa Oye and the Moscow State circus. In 2005 the park received provisional approval for a major renovation project which involves the refurbishment and improvement of many of the parks features. An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. ...
The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the UKs longest established orchestras, and is based in Liverpool. ...
Africa Oy is an annual music festival in Liverpool England. ...
See also Sefton Park is district of South Liverpool, England. ...
External link - Sefton Palm House
- Website dedicated to Sefton Park's Peter Pan statue
- Pictures of Palm House
- Aerial Picture
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