History
Reynolds Park lies within an area that in the 19th century was the estate of a series of wealthy local businessmen.
In the late 19th century it came into the possession of the Reynolds family, who had made their fortune in the cotton trade.
In 1929 James Reynolds, last owner of the estate, donated it to the City Corporation, though his daughter continued to live at the park and was active in its development as an amenity.
Colonel Sir James Philip Reynolds, 1st Baronet, DSO was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician.
In 1975 the mansion was destroyed by fire, and was replaced by a housing scheme for the elderly.
Layout
The park comprises 14-acre (57,000 m2) area of open lawns, formal gardens and woodland on a sloping east-facing site.
It is bounded by Church Road to the west, Woolton Hill Road to the north and Woolton Park Road to the south and east, and is surrounded by a high sandstone wall. There are entrances from the various roads, with the main entrances guarded by lodges. These originally gave accommodation for the gardeners, and continued to do so when it became a public park, but are now in private hands. The mansion house has also disappeared and there is private housing on the site.
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