Stanley Park (Liverpool)

The Stanley Park is a 45 hectare park in the English city of Liverpool. With Joseph Hubback the then Mayor of Liverpool opened on 14 May 1870, designed by Edward Kemp green area. Due to the special arrangement and architectural structure, it is considered the most significant park in the city. Especially observed within the residential systems is the built in 1899 and now listed Gladstone Conservatory. Between 50 and 60 % of the area of Stanley Park consist of open lawns, which can be used mainly for various sports activities and free time for recreation. There are also specially designed gardens and seascapes. The Racecourse originally built by Kemp " Rotten Row " has already been converted into cycle paths around 1907 due to a lack of acceptance.

Like the Stanley Cup and the eponymous Stanley Park in Vancouver is named after Frederick Arthur Stanley park. The Liverpool city leads since November 2007 thanks to extensive renovation work, whose completion is scheduled for 2009. The Stanley Park is known that it is located between the two stages of competed football clubs Everton and Liverpool FC.

Particularly controversial is the recent decision of Liverpool for the construction of the new Stanley Park stadium for the 2003 planning permission was granted and to be built by August 2012. After the change of ownership in 2010, however, it is unclear whether the construction project is to be effectively implemented.

After they had already invested more than 50 million euros for the planning of the new stadium, gave Liverpool announced on 15 October 2012 that the plans were discarded and the Anfield Road gets a new rank. The capacity of the stadium increases from 45 276 to date then 60,000 seats.