Stanley Park (Liverpool)

Stanley Park (2010)

The Stanley Park is a 45 hectare large park in the English city of Liverpool . With Joseph Hubback, the then mayor of Liverpool opened the park designed by Edward Kemp on May 14, 1870 . Due to its special arrangement and architectural structure, it is considered the most important park in the city. Particularly noteworthy within the residential complexes is the Gladstone Conservatory , built in 1899 and now a listed building . Between 50 and 60% of the area of Stanley Park consists of open lawns, which can be used primarily for various sporting activities and recreational activities. There are also specially designed gardens and seascapes. The “Rotten Row” racecourse originally built by Kemp was converted into cycle paths around 1907 due to a lack of acceptance.

Like the Stanley Cup and the Stanley Park of the same name in Vancouver , the park is named after Frederick Arthur Stanley . The city of Liverpool has been carrying out extensive renovations since November 2007, with completion scheduled for 2009. Stanley Park is known for being located between the two stadiums of the rival football clubs Everton FC and Liverpool FC .

The latest decision by Liverpool FC to build the new Stanley Park Stadium , for which planning permission was granted in 2003 and which is to be built by August 2012, is particularly controversial . After the change of ownership in 2010, however, it is unclear whether the building project should actually be implemented.

After more than 50 million euros had already been invested in the planning of the new stadium, Liverpool FC announced on October 15, 2012 that the plans had been discarded and Anfield Road was given a new rank. The stadium's capacity will thus increase from currently 45,276 to 60,000.

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Aerial view of Stanley Park
Information about the conversion (Engl.) ( Memento of 26 June 2007 at the Internet Archive )

53.433981 -2.959614Coordinates: 53 ° 26 ′ 2.3 " N , 2 ° 57 ′ 34.6" W.