….the first Kitty Wilkinson washhouse in Liverpool, Upper Frederick St;
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That's why they demolished it
Yes they were 6 feet in length made out of oak & adjustable with a sliding wedge our carpet bed had a 6 foot radius 12 foot circle - & we kept the neat & tidy using sheep pinking shears kneeling on a plank - on a circular wall - all plants no stones involved ..... a proper Victorian carpet bed ...
….i assume Tommy White Gardens was built on that old quarry;
……Pete Best, West Derby Village church in the background;
….Priory Rd/Lower Breck Rd 1920/now;
….St John’s Church which once stood behind St George’s Hall;
….The Pitts, Mere Lane;
LIVERPOOL RPPC IRON BRIDGE SEFTON PARK LIVERPOOL -
…some park when you consider the structure contained within it, doubtful a new park these days would be anywhere near as ornate. The same applies to many parks in the area, I have a vague memory that Central Park NY was based on Birkenhead Park.
Edit; yes, just looked it up and Birkenhead Park influenced Central Park and Sefton Park.
Sure where - the Victorian private horticulturist on the big posh estates lined up for Parks jobs when district & parish councils were formed - they were better pay & conditions than the then private sector so they were in prime position to get the Horticultural jobs initially - hence our parks department when we had funds back then were in great hands of skills from generations ago - Geoff Hamilton, Percy Thrower, & Alan titmarsh took it to our TV screens too all parks trained Horticulturist - Percy Thrower even moonlighted at first as he was Shrewsbury's Parks Superintendent - the first Horticultural Millionaire - mainly via his TV Adverts ....
Liverpool Parks department were up there in a big way only 2nd to Edinburgh parks as they had a fantastic Botanic garden still going today ....
