Botanic Gardens Entrance Churchtown

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Entrance to Botanic Gardens Churchtown showing the lodges, cobblestone road and bunting. 

Keywords	Entrance to Botanic Gardens, Churchtown,
Location	Churchtown
Photograph Date	1917
Photograph ID	NS__p86_18
Comments	Southport and Churchtown Botanic Gardens Company acquired land from the Hesketh Estate which belonged to Meols Hall to establish the park and gardens. The company raised funds to landscape, and in 1875 Botanic Gardens was officially opened, a year after completion the museum, conservatory and tea rooms were added. The company became insolvent in 1932 and Southport corporation took over in 1937 until Sefton Council was formed in 1974.