Greenbank Park (Liverpool)

United Kingdom / England / Huyton-with-Roby / Liverpool
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Originaly part of the Rathbone Family's Greenbank House estate. In 1897 the parkland was sold to Liverpool corporation for £13,000 and Mr Rathbone imposed upon the corporation the requirement to maintain the land as open space or recreation ground for the general public.
The park contains a popular fishing lake and walled garden.
The remaining estate land remained in the family up until the death of Hugh Reynolds Rathbone on 19th Jan 1940 The estate and House was gifted to the University of Liverpool with whom the Rathbone family had strong connections and today University halls of residence occupy some of the old estate.
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Coordinates:   53°23'13"N   2°55'35"W
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