Allerton Tower Park is a public park in Allerton, Liverpool, in England.

History

The park was part of the Manor of Allerton until

Hardman Earle Sir Hardman Earle, 1st Baronet (11 July 1792 – 25 January 1877) was a British railway director and slave owner. Earle owned plantations and enslaved people in what is now modern-day Guyana. He bought shares in the Liverpool to Manchester railw ...

acquired the estate and introduced the eponymous mansion based on a design by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, the famed architect of St George's Hall. The mansion was of classic Italianate design with a tower providing a view of the surrounding countryside. It was completed in 1849; two years after Elmes death. Allerton Tower was also developed with other notable architectural features including an orangery, stables and a neoclassical lodge. The estate was acquired by Liverpool Corporation in 1924, and the landscaped gardens were opened to the public as Allerton Tower Park in 1927. By 1937 the tower itself had become seriously affected by dry rot and was demolished.

Current park layout

The lodge, stables, laundry and part of the orangery of Allerton Tower remain. There is also a partially walled garden adding seasonal interest to one of Liverpool's former park estates. 1927 establishments in England Parks and commons in Liverpool {{Merseyside-geo-stub