Episode 2 of 3

Official Opening

When: 5 April 1847
Where: Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Part of: Birkenhead Park, the first municipally-funded civic public park, opens

Lord Morpeth officially opened Birkenhead Park on 5 April 1847, with an estimated 10,000 attendees.

The park, which took five years to build, was officially opened on 5 April 1847 by Lord Morpeth. An estimated 10,000 people attended on the day. The entrance, designed by Lewis Hornblower with amendments by Joseph Paxton, was also opened in 1847.

Sources

Birkenhead Park Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-20

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