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In Merseyside there are the following places associated with the Audley surname;
Audley Street, Liverpool |
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Peter Pan Statue, Sefton Park, Liverpool presented to Liverpool by {C50} George Audley | ||
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Left The Peter Pan Statue, located in Sefton Park. Above The plaque at the base of the statue. No one knows where the cannon are they were last seen in the 1960s. |
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Photograph Taken in 1932 showing: The Peter Pan Statue One of the cannons referred to in the plaque and The ship 'The Jolly Roger'. It is believed that this is the first of three ships of that name that sailed in Sefton Park
Link to the Palm House, in Sefton Park Website The Palm House Sefton Park is owned by Liverpool City Council, and is operated by the ‘Sefton Park Palm House Preservation Trust’ a Registered Charity established in 1996 |
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The Pageant of Peter Pan, Sefton, Park, Liverpool 16th June 1928 | ||
Youtube Video of Peter Pan Pageant 16th June 1928 YouTube video of The Opening of the Unveiling of the Peter Pan Statue in 1928, from British Pathe |
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Cannons in Sefton Park, Liverpool |
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The plaque at the base of the Peter Pan Statue makes reference to two cannons from the Royal Yacht ‘Victoria and Albert’ A newspaper article of 1st March 1948 indicates that the cannon were presented to Liverpool Council by the Cunard & White Star Line. The location of the cannons are not known. There are reports that they were in Sefton Park in the 1960s.
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Eros Statue presented to Liverpool by {G50} George Audley |
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Original Statue in Conservation Centre, Liverpool | Replacement Statue in Sefton Park | |
George Audley (left) inspecting the site where the copy of Eros will be erected in 1932. | ||
Audley Gardens, Stanley Park, Liverpool |
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Plan of Stanley Park Liverpool, an extract from ‘The History of Stanley Park by Mary Keay published 1992. | ||
Flora MacDonald; Sculptor by Benjamin Edward Spence, in marble dated 1865
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The sunken garden (the Audley Gardens) was created and furnished with statues depicting characters from fairy tales and mythology donated by a Liverpool business man {C50} George Audley |
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The floral Clock | Boy with Fish | |
In the early 1900s the Channel was filled in and flower beds were created. In 1929 the aviary was transferred to another park and a children’s playground was created, with a cuckoo clock,, dovecots and many fairy tale characters. There were four statuettes Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and other Statues were dotted around the flower beds whilst by the boathouse there was a wishing well with a fisherman, gnome and his pals, a great favourite with the young children. These were all donated by George Audley. At the foot of the clock there is a plaque which states “The floral clock and the various statues and ornaments in the children’s garden were presented by George Audley Esq J.P. 1st July 1928. Extract from ‘The History of Stanley Park by Mary Keay published 1992. |
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