i had no idea about this place until i received a message from mr Nicholson on fbook he said he thinks they are cellars belonging to the long gone otterspool house mansion that was torn down in 1931
it was a day of failed explores and a day of doing a few and with being in the area i and eric decided to check out this lead.....and i did not disappoint
BIG THANKS TO ERIC FOR JOINING ME TODAY AND MR NICHOLSON FOR THE LEAD/INFO
a little history.....
"The Otterspool estate was purchased by the banker John Moss about 1811. The family were in residence until the 1890s.
Otterspool Gardens were opened to the public in 1915. There was a charge of 3d (1.25p). This was before Otterspool Promenade was created, and Otterspool Station was in the middle of the estate.
Cross's Menagerie was in the grounds by 1921, and this zoo closed some time after 1927.
Liverpool Corporation bought the estate in 1925 and the house was demolished in 1931.
A river walk was completed in 1932 and the adjoining land was a controlled Corporation rubbish tip.
It was intended from the beginning to be a promenade and park, and was designed by John Brodie, opening in 1950.
The station closed in 1951. I could never understand how a park could open one year and its station close the next! Perhaps the station was only provided for the Moss family.
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