Arrowe Park
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Arrowe Park is an area of parkland, woodland and leisure facilities to the west of Birkenhead
within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
, England
. The park comprises approximately 425 acres (172 ha) of land.
The property was handed down to Captain Otho Shaw, a world traveller and collector, who housed numerous items there.
Arrowe Hall and Park were acquired by Lord Leverhulme
in 1908, who subsequently sold the estate to Birkenhead Corporation
in 1926.
In 1929, the 3rd World Scout Jamboree
was held at Arrowe Park, with over 50,000 scouts and 320,000 visitors. There is a monument in the grounds of the hospital which commemorates this event.
On 1 April 1974, ownership was transferred from Birkenhead Corporation to the nascent Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
local authority.
. Elsewhere in the park itself, there is a pitch and putt
course, tennis courts, bowling green
s, football pitch
es and a children's play area. The "Cherry Orchard" public house
was built in 1994.
Arrowe Hall, a Grade II listed mansion built in the Elizabethan style
, is within the park. The building was sold by the local council in 1997 and now houses a private care centre.
Arrowe Park Hospital was built on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of parkland and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982.
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 311,200, and encompasses of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. The city of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The park comprises approximately 425 acres (172 ha) of land.
History
In 1807, Liverpool shipowner and slave trader John Shaw bought Arrowe House Farm and the surrounding land. On his death in 1829 it came into the ownership of his nephew, John Ralph Nicholson Shaw, who built Arrowe Hall in 1835 and had the grounds landscaped to form a country estate, with parkland, a lake and workers' cottages. The Hall was extended on several occasions in the later 19th century.The property was handed down to Captain Otho Shaw, a world traveller and collector, who housed numerous items there.
Arrowe Hall and Park were acquired by Lord Leverhulme
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme was an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician....
in 1908, who subsequently sold the estate to Birkenhead Corporation
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
in 1926.
In 1929, the 3rd World Scout Jamboree
3rd World Scout Jamboree
The 3rd World Scout Jamboree was held in 1929 at Arrowe Park in Upton, Merseyside, United Kingdom. As it was commemorating the 21st birthday of Scouting for Boys and the Scouting movement, it is also known as the Coming of Age Jamboree...
was held at Arrowe Park, with over 50,000 scouts and 320,000 visitors. There is a monument in the grounds of the hospital which commemorates this event.
On 1 April 1974, ownership was transferred from Birkenhead Corporation to the nascent Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 311,200, and encompasses of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. The city of...
local authority.
Description
Arrowe Park Golf Club has an area of 150 acres (60.7 ha) within the park and consists of a clubhouse and an eighteen hole courseGolf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
. Elsewhere in the park itself, there is a pitch and putt
Pitch and putt
Pitch and putt is an amateur sport, similar to golf. The maximum hole length for international competitions is with a maximum total course length of . Players may only use three clubs; one of which must be a putter...
course, tennis courts, bowling green
Bowling green
A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
s, football pitch
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
es and a children's play area. The "Cherry Orchard" public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
was built in 1994.
Arrowe Hall, a Grade II listed mansion built in the Elizabethan style
Elizabethan architecture
Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically, the period corresponds to the Cinquecento in Italy, the Early Renaissance in France, and the Plateresque style in Spain...
, is within the park. The building was sold by the local council in 1997 and now houses a private care centre.
Arrowe Park Hospital was built on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of parkland and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982.