Birkenhead Park
Park in Birkenhead, EnglandWikipedia
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Oct 19, 2026
Liam RobinsonHOST
Okay.
Liam RobinsonHOST
What's your favorite park, then? We've got things like Sefton Park or Birkenhead Park, or any others.
Liam RobinsonHOST
So.
Steve RotheramGUEST
Well, again, I would go for Birkenhead Park in as much that I'm trying desperately to get it UNESCO World Heritage status.
Liam RobinsonHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Steve RotheramGUEST
And so, um, it was the model for Central Park in New York, as you know.
Liam RobinsonHOST
Yeah, yeah
Steve RotheramGUEST
... which I went to also, where John was shot.
Sheila BlackburnGUEST
But it's known that LNWR were seeking to construct the Crewe to Chester line alongside the River Waldron, and the land there wasn't firm enough Otherwise the park wouldn't be here now.
Sheila BlackburnGUEST
The plans for the park were influenced by the arboretum at Derby and Birkenhead Park, where Edward Kemp was superintendent, and his designs feature greatly here.
Sheila BlackburnGUEST
We're very proud of that.
Elyssa GermainHOST
Now, Birkenhead Park, I believe, is what inspired Central Park in New York.
Sheila BlackburnGUEST
A lot of these parks that date from a similar age have that in common.
Elyssa GermainHOST
Yeah.