Churchtown, Entrance To Botanic Gardens c.1965
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C714024
More about this scene
Originally opened in November 1874, the Botanic Gardens were designed as 'a place with an almost endless variety of attractions'; admission was 4d. The lake was formed from the old Otter Pool, which was reputedly the source of eels for the monks who lived in the area of the township. Southport local authority came to the rescue in 1932, when financial difficulties were about to force a sale to a housing development company. Refurbished and divided into a park and playing fields, the gardens were reopened in August 1937 as the Botanic Gardens and King George Playing Fields.
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