| Stanley Park | |
| Type | Municipal |
|---|---|
| Location | Liverpool |
| Size | 45 hectares |
| Opened | 14th May 1870 |
| Status | Open all year |
Stanley Park is a 45 hectare (approximately 111.19 acre) park in Liverpool, England, designed by Edward Kemp, which was opened on 14 May 1870 by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joseph Hubback. It significant among Liverpool's parks on account of its layout and architecture. It has a grand terrace with expansive bedding schemes that were once highlighted by fountains. It has the 1899 Gladstone Conservatory, a Grade II Listed Building by Mackenzie & Moncur. 50 - 60% of the land consisted of open turfed areas, suitable for sport, with most of the rest being laid out as formal gardens and lakes. Kemp designed a horse-riding track ('Rotten Row'), though it did not catch on, and was restyled as a cycle track around 1907.
Some of Stanley Park will be incorporated into the area of Liverpool Football Club's new stadium. Liverpool FC plans to move to a new stadium in Stanley Park.
Stanley Park is known for being the land between Merseyside Rival football clubs; Everton and Liverpool.
The park has an Evangelical Church located on the corner in between the two football teams. It is named "Stanley Park Church" and is over 100 years old.
Like the NHL's Stanley Cup, and the 404.9 hectare (1,000 acre) Stanley Park, Vancouver in Canada, the park is named after Lord Stanley of Preston. It now has a new playpark consisting of a European record 45 adult swings and 2 child-safe swings.
See also
Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
Stanley Park in literature and film
Stanley Park featured in Alexei Sayle's short story The Last Woman Killed In The War. As a film location it party played a backdrop in Sayle's 1980s BBC documentary for the series Comic Roots. It featured in the 2003 film Dad's Dead.
External links
- Stanley Park Stadium Description and Conceptual Images
- http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/stanleypark/
- Aerial Photo
- An article on the origins of football in the park from Liverpool's 'Nerve' magazine
Coordinates: 53°26′02″N 2°57′35″W / 53.4339807°N 2.9596138°W
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