Birkenhead Park

Birkenhead Park

A Park Beyond The Dreams of Venice On April 5, 1847, Birkenhead Park opened to “great rejoicing and festivity, and in the evening there was a gorgeous display of fire-works. The day at Birkenhead, and indeed partly at Liverpool, was observed as a holiday; and the workmen at the Birkenhead Docks, 2,000 in number, each…

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Remembering Birkenhead Park Superintendent and Garden Designer Edward Kemp

Edward Kemp - Birkenhead Park Superintendent

“The fluttering testimonials which he has received… will be sufficient to ensure… a large and liberal patronage.” August 6, 1847 On this day, Edward Kemp, the landscape gardener and architect at Birkenhead, placed an ad in the Liverpool Mercury. Edward offered his services as a gardener. [Edward Kemp] begs to offer his services to the Noblemen…

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