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It is bounded by Church Road to the west, Woolton Hill Road to the north and Woolton Park Road to the south and east, and is surrounded by a high sandstone wall. There are entrances from the various roads, with the main entrances guarded by lodges. These originally gave accommodation for the
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gardeners, and continued to do so when it became a public park, but are now in private hands. The mansion house has also disappeared and there is private housing on the site.
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In the late 19th century it came into the possession of the Reynolds family, who had made their fortune in the cotton trade.
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The park comprises 14-acre (57,000 m) area of open lawns, formal gardens and woodland on a sloping east-facing site.
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Reynolds Park lies within an area that in the 19th century was the estate of a series of wealthy local businessmen.
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In 1975 the mansion was destroyed by fire, and was replaced by a housing scheme for the elderly.
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The park lies within Woolton conservation area contains a number of listed features.
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A Quarry (closed to public but available for biological research)
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