Falkner Square, Public park and garden square in the Georgian Quarter, Liverpool, England
Falkner Square is a small public park and garden square in Liverpool, England, situated near Canning Street on the edge of the city center in the Georgian Quarter. At its center sits a planted garden with shrubs, trees, and flower beds, enclosed by cobbled paths and traditional lamp posts.
The square was completed around 1830, and in 1835 the local council acquired part of the land to turn it into a public park, one of the first in Liverpool. The ground had previously been marshy, known as Moss Lake Fields, and Falkner had it drained and a creek redirected to make it stable enough for building.
Falkner Square takes its name from Edward Falkner, the man who developed the area in the early 19th century, even though he had hoped to call it Wellington Square. The surrounding Georgian Quarter gives the square its particular character, with rows of brick townhouses that have changed little in outward appearance over two centuries.
The square is easy to reach on foot and sits close to Hope Street and Canning Street, making it a natural stop on a walk through the Georgian Quarter. The cobbled paths around the garden can be slippery in wet weather, so flat shoes are a sensible choice.
During the Second World War, the gardens were used as air raid shelters, and after the war they were restored to their earlier state. In 1993, a war memorial was added to the square specifically to honor Black and other Commonwealth soldiers who served in the Second World War.
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