{"id":1928,"date":"2021-04-04T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsafrogslife.net\/grahamruns\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2021-04-06T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T18:37:33","slug":"everysinglestreet-04-04-21-the-esplanade-and-a-cuppa-with-peter-and-gaby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsafrogslife.net\/grahamruns\/2021\/04\/04\/everysinglestreet-04-04-21-the-esplanade-and-a-cuppa-with-peter-and-gaby\/","title":{"rendered":"#everysinglestreet [04\/04\/21] The Esplanade and a cuppa with Peter and Gaby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s Easter morning and I couldn\u2019t have picked a more gorgeous morning to visit The Esplanade! This is somewhere I\u2019ve only recently discovered on a walk with Richard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Esplanade is in two sections – Cressington Esplanade and Grassendale Esplanade. These were private, riverside promenades for the residents of Cressington Park and Grassendale Park, gated private estates founded in the 1800s. Cressington Park was established in 1851. There\u2019s a plaque on the gatepost for Grassendale Park but I didn\u2019t get a photo of it. Both parks have roads that run down to the river. There\u2019s a low wall separating the two esplanades, just so you know when you\u2019re leaving one park and entering another (there\u2019s a gap). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both parks also have lodges at the entrance. Property owners pay an annual fee to pay for upkeep and parking. Cressington Park has its own tennis club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cressington Park also has a red letter box without a royal cypher. Letter boxes were first introduced in the UK in 1850, the year before Cressington Park was established. There was only a short period of time before new letter boxes started having a royal cypher placed on the front, making these quite rare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years some of the old houses have been demolished and replaced by houses that were modern when they were built. The contrast between the different styles of architecture is really interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took a photo of 22 North Road. My mum and dad moved into the top floor flat for a couple of months after they married and before they moved to Nottingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ran along a footpath alongside the railway and came out at the other end next to Garston Animal Rescue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Austin\u2019s church on Aigburth Road is currently being converted into flats. Just along the road there\u2019s a street called The Serpentine. I don\u2019t know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stopped for a cup of tea with Peter and Gaby. They perform as Americana group The Good Intentions<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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