The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-08 00:00:00

TRH PARK

This (which was originated by Mr. W. Jackson) is
rapidly approaching to complr t'on for planting. It lies to
the north westward of the principal, or already built, part
of the town, on rather low and sheltered ground, and com-
prises about 190 acres, within a wide and curving car-
tilage-road—as marked in the plan. Near the margin,
40 acres are appropriated to building detached villas and
terraces, with lawns and pleasure grounds, leaving about
120 acres for the use of the public for ever. The sites of
two extensive lakes have already been excavated within this
space, mid the waste (the fine soil being retained for the
surface) thrown up into innumerable mounds or bills of
every variety of height and shape, giving a pleasing undu-
lation and diversity to the whole, which when it is
covered by shrubberies, grass-plots, flowers, &c., will ren-
der it at once beautiful, diversified, and romantic. The
whole is laid rut in serpentine walks, which will afford
IThe views of the lakes, the internal lawns, and surround-
ing scenery. The villas and terraces will all be built to
elevations approved of by the commissioners, and by fix-
ing the .rental value at a high standard the highest re-
spectability will be secured. The arrangements are such
as will make it appear that the whole 190 acres are in-
cluded in the Park. The owners of the houses are re-
flaked to set them 20 yards back from the enclosing road,
ern each side, and that road being 20 yards wide, it
follows that the apace between the houses, across the
read, will be 60 yards. By the judicious management of
the commissioners this land was purchased at a price that
enables them to make the roads, drains, &c., ready for
the buildinge, from the money they will receive for the
sale of the building land, and leave 120 acres free to the
public for ever. As the township owns the fe ry, and
thousands from Liverpool will resort to the Park when it
cempleted, tha speculation (if it may be so called) can-
not fail to be profitable. We exceedingly regret that our
own corporation did not in earlit:r times purchase land for
s similar purpeae while it could be bad at a reasonable
ore. The whole of the immense area uader notice will
so planted 83 to represent one park. The two lakes
(which are of great extent and varied forms) will be ren-
clewed more interesting by rustic and other bridges. There
ist also a smaller lake on the south side of the Park. The
110 t for the fermetion of the park came into operation on
1843, and the COMmissionet employed
_Vas let September,
Mr. Natoli, the celebrated lan_dscane,
.ga.r4tner to the Duke
44,Dovonshire, to lay out the whcia m the brat manner
Ine:ility would admit of. In Noramber last year the
.1 is were excavated and the roads Far:4,lllTH fb"med.
Wiest summer (Ices than two years) the whole e Cerra.
jested—tin roads and walks wade, the grass laid down

I and the shrubs &c. planted—an achievement, considering
the nature and extent of the ground, worthy of record.
No fewer than 900 men have been recently at work upon
it, and as the construction of the new docks will (as we
may say cf those on this side) be pursued with equal
vigour, we may anticipate still more rapid improvements
than we have yet noticed on the other side of the water.
We should add that there will be several fine lodges, or
gate-houses, in the Park. One of these, a fine classical
stone building, is already roofed in, and others are in pro-
gress of erection. In fine this extensive park will be a
perpetual ornament to the town and neighbourhood. and
a delightful resort for health and recreation, its extent and
varied walks, and views, being so great that it will require
almost a whole day (when completed) thoroughly to see
and appreciate all its beauties; and the diversity of hill
and dale, wood and water, which it will combine. To the
westwa d of it, and partly enclosed within it, are already
well-grown plantations of fir, &c., which will be romanti-
cally intersected with labarynthine walks, and the excel-
lent drainage and fine soil thrown on the whole surface
will ensure, together. with its sheltered position, a con-
stant flush of verdure from evergreens, &c., even during
the vvintr.r. We confess we almost envy the Birkenhead
people of this splendid pleasure-ground, but the edge of
jealousy is considerably dulled by the reflection that it will
be liberally thrown open for the gratification of the whole
well-behaved world. A short distance froth its further
extremity, to the west, rises Flaybrick-hill, near Bidston-
hill, of nearly equal altitude, and now the township
quarry. This will speedily be formed into the public