Gardens · North Wales
Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park
Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Stephen Richards — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park is a garden of interest in wales-north, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park is at the northeast entrance to Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It consists of three arches flanked by lodges and is in Ionic style. The entrance was designed by Lewis Hornblower, with amendments by Joseph Paxton, the designer of the park. The park, and its entrance, were opened in 1847. The Grand Entrance is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
Birkenhead Park was the first park in the world to be developed from public funds. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and its construction was supervised by Edward Kemp. Paxton appointed Lewis Hornblower to design the Grand Entrance. His plans were accepted by the Road and Improvement Committee in May 1845, but Paxton was not happy with them and made changes. The Grand Entrance was built by John and William Walker of Birkenhead between 1845 and 1847. The park, with its Grand Entrance, was opened on 5 April 1847 by Lord Morpeth, on the same day that Birkenhead Docks were opened.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3943, -3.0330
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978997 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park?
- Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.3943°, -3.0330°.