Boat House, Birkenhead Park DP175237

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Birkenhead Park, Park Drive, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. Designed by Joseph Paxton, Edward Kemp and architects Lewis Hornblower and John Robertson, opened 5th April 1847, responding to declining health conditions during the Industrial Revolution in the C19. Unique as it was the first park to be created through an act of Parliament and using public funds. It was the inspiration for New York's Central Park. Roman Boat House, view from south east
Copyright © Historic England Archive
Media ID 15457054
Date: 25th October 2017
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Urgency (1-8) 5=normal: 5
Source: Historic England Archive
Job Title: Staff Photographer
Credit: Historic England Archive
Image Size: 3522 x 5178 Pixels
Filesize is 16.78MB
Associated Categories: Other Gardens
Associated Categories: Birkenhead
Associated Categories: Reflections
Keywords: architecture, recreation, reflection, victorian, water