Higher Walton, Walton Gardens, The Lily Pond c.1955
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Photo of Higher Walton, Walton Gardens, The Lily Pond c.1955

More about this scene

Lady Daresbury took great pride in developing botanical gardens at Walton with specimen planting in the style of Kew; thousands of local people enjoyed visiting them on annual open days. In December 1941 Warrington Borough Council purchased the Hall and 171 surrounding acres from the Greenall family for £19,000. Since 1945, Walton Gardens have been a popular public park.

A Selection of Memories from Higher Walton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Higher Walton

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I went to the park as a little girl as I lived at the public house the Walton Arms where I was born. I watched the dual carriageway being built, behind the pub. My grandfather worked at the Walton Hall with the horses and carriages, and another relation was a maid in the hall, I have got photos somewhere.