Springfield Park, Liverpool

Springfield was originally the estate and grounds of Springfield House, one of a number of wealthy properties on the outskirts of the city. After a succession of owners, the estate was acquired in 1907 by Liverpool City corporation as a public amenity. The house, which stood in the north-west corner of the park, and the lodge at the front entrance, are no longer standing.

The park has a number of features, but consists mainly of green space. There is an area that is situated next to the nearby Alder Hey Children's Alder Hey Children's Hospital that mainly consists of flower Flower beds and has a lambanana . It also has a children's playground on the site of the house, though no trace of the house remains. The park also contains an obelisk commemorating the death of Lord Nelson, which stands inside the main entrance. It was made on the orders of a Mr Downward, a sugar merchant of the city, who owned Springfield House at the time. It was offered to the city as a bequest, but the city council rejected it as being too small (one councillor dismissing it as "a…