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Clarke's Gardens is a public
park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
in the Allerton district of south
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
,
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. It is close to Springwood Cemetery and situated between Woolton Road and Springwood Avenue. The park is the site of
Allerton Hall Allerton Hall is a Grade II* listed former country house in Clarke's Gardens, Allerton, Merseyside, England. It was built in about 1736 for the Hardman family. It presently operates as a public house. History During the medieval period the ...
, a Grade II*
listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
, which was donated by the Clarke family to
Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Council is the Local government in England, local authority for the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. Liverpool has had a local authority since 1207, which has been reformed on numerous ...
in 1927. Liverpool City Council have in the past used it as a site for their free
compost Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by Decomposition, decomposing plant and food waste, recycling organic materials, and man ...
distribution.


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