This land, to the north of Grosvenor Road, was only developed for housing (Macdonald Street, Methuen Street, Strathcona Road, etc.) after 1901. However, it was never part of the Woodcroft Estate and was not in the ownership of Serjeantson, Tayleur, etc. It therefore seems unlikely - despite the 'Scottish' sound of the new street names - that it was the land leased by them to the Caledonians in 1891/2.

(Above): An extract from Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Lancashire Sheet 106/15 (1893 edition). Was Woodcroft Park located between Bishopgate Street and the railway embankment, to the north-east of the Grosvenor Hotel?

Some respondents to our 2015 appeal suggested that Woodcroft Park was on the other side of the railway line, possibly within what became (in 1895) Wavertree Playground - 'The Mystery' given to the City of Liverpool by an anonymous donor for recreational purposes. However, apart from a cricket ground on the north side of Smithdown Road, there is no evidence at all of any organised sporting activity on this side of Wavertree Station prior to the public park being created.

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