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Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847.. Birkenhead park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I listed landscape by English Heritage in 1995.
The opening of the Birkenhead to Liverpool Queensway road tunnel on 18 July 1934 hastened the demise of Woodside's luggage boats, the service ending on 21 July 1941. [2] On 30 August 1860, Britain's first street tramway was established, running from Woodside to Birkenhead Park.
Birkenhead Woodside railway station was opened on March 31, 1878, to replace the increasingly inadequate passenger facilities provided at Birkenhead Monks Ferry station. [3] [4] The terminus was constructed further inland than originally planned to avoid the demolition of the Mersey ferries workshop situated on the riverbank.
In 1843 it was decided to build a park in the town; this is Birkenhead Park, the first park in the world to be financed from public funds. The park was designed by Joseph Paxton and the building was supervised by Edward Kemp. Entrances, gateways, lodges, and other structures were designed for the park by Lewis Hornblower and John Robertson. [2]
Birkenhead Park station in 1961, with the signal box on the platform to the right, and the northern platform to the left. The outer platform faces were hardly used, apart from a handful of trains which were stored outside peak hours in the sidings which remained at all four corners of the station, [ 5 ] and outside the island platforms.
Birkenhead Dock Branch is a disused railway line running from the South junction of Rock Ferry, to the site of the former Bidston Dock on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The branch is approximately 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) in length.
The Birkenhead Park Football Club was founded in 1871, the same year as the Rugby Football Union. The club originally played in the Lower Park but moved to their current home in the Upper Park in 1885. [88] Birkenhead Park also has its own cricket club. [89] Also in the town are the Birkenhead North End and Victoria Cycling Clubs.
Birkenhead Town station closed on 7 May 1945, although the line continued in use until 1967 when Birkenhead Woodside closed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As of 2007, the tunnels (now partially infilled) and site of the station still exist.