{"id":1663,"date":"2025-05-19T15:58:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:58:22","slug":"excursion-to-birkenhead-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/?p=1663","title":{"rendered":"Excursion to Birkenhead Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This month Scarlets visited the Wirral where we enjoyed a guided tour of Birkenhead Park designed by Joseph Paxton; assisted by Edward Kemp; on which New York\u2019s Central Park is based on. Later Edward Kemp laid out Southport\u2019s Hesketh Park possibly to the design of Joseph Paxton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1923-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1664\" src=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1923-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1923-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1923-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1918-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1665\" src=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1918-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1918-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1918-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1889-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1669\" src=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1889-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1889-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1889-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1881-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1881-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1881-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1881-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1885-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1885-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1885-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1885-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1886-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1668\" src=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1886-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1886-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/southportwi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1886-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the tour &amp; 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