Otterspool Promenade is a riverside walk and accompanying area of parkland in the Aigburth and Grassendale districts of Liverpool, England. The promenade runs along the bank of the River Mersey from just north of Garston Docks to Otterspool Park. A narrower footpath and cycling lane continue north along the riverbank to the city centre, ending at the Albert Dock. The promenade adjoins the former private parkland estates of Cressington Park, Fulwood Park and Grassendale Park. It is notable for the excellent views it gives of shipping in the Mersey and over the river to the Wirral.
Opened in 1950, it was built by landscaping a site that had been used for disposal of household waste, and for spoil from excavation of the Queensway tunnel under the Mersey in the 1920s. The stated desire of the local authorities was, "Firstly... provide a place where the citizens of Liverpool can enjoy their leisure in pleasant surroundings on the banks of the Mersey estuary. Secondly... for providing a large area where the essential need to the community for the disposal of its refuse could be met economically and by the use of hygienic and up-to-date methods."[1] Renovations of the promenade were undertaken in 2006 and 2007, including the creation of a children's playground. The renovations were opened in 2007 with a plaque commemorating Liverpool's 800th anniversary.
After several years of campaigning by skateboarders, rollerbladers, and BMXers, the promenade had a concrete skate park installed, which was completed in May 2015. To the north of the promenade on the riverbank was the 1984 International Garden Festival site.
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^The opening of the Otterspool Riverside Promenade, J&C Moores Ltd. (1950)
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Steve Roden: Sunset at Otterspool Promenade
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otterspool, promenade, otterspool, redirects, here, area, town, near, manchester, bredbury, october, 2019typeriverside, walk, parklandlocationliverpool, englandopen1950, riverside, walk, accompanying, area, parkland, aigburth, grassendale, districts, liverpool. Otterspool redirects here For the area of a town near Manchester see Bredbury 53 22 05 N 2 56 53 W 53 368 N 2 948 W 53 368 2 948 Otterspool PromenadeOtterspool Promenade in October 2019TypeRiverside walk parklandLocationLiverpool EnglandOpen1950 Otterspool Promenade is a riverside walk and accompanying area of parkland in the Aigburth and Grassendale districts of Liverpool England The promenade runs along the bank of the River Mersey from just north of Garston Docks to Otterspool Park A narrower footpath and cycling lane continue north along the riverbank to the city centre ending at the Albert Dock The promenade adjoins the former private parkland estates of Cressington Park Fulwood Park and Grassendale Park It is notable for the excellent views it gives of shipping in the Mersey and over the river to the Wirral Opened in 1950 it was built by landscaping a site that had been used for disposal of household waste and for spoil from excavation of the Queensway tunnel under the Mersey in the 1920s The stated desire of the local authorities was Firstly provide a place where the citizens of Liverpool can enjoy their leisure in pleasant surroundings on the banks of the Mersey estuary Secondly for providing a large area where the essential need to the community for the disposal of its refuse could be met economically and by the use of hygienic and up to date methods 1 Renovations of the promenade were undertaken in 2006 and 2007 including the creation of a children s playground The renovations were opened in 2007 with a plaque commemorating Liverpool s 800th anniversary After several years of campaigning by skateboarders rollerbladers and BMXers the promenade had a concrete skate park installed which was completed in May 2015 To the north of the promenade on the riverbank was the 1984 International Garden Festival site References edit The opening of the Otterspool Riverside Promenade J amp C Moores Ltd 1950 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otterspool Promenade Mike Royden s Local History Pages Mersey Gateway E Chambre Hardman Archive Steve Roden Sunset at Otterspool Promenade nbsp This Merseyside location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otterspool Promenade amp oldid 1126447540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
