Chavasse Park

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Chavasse park was an open space in Liverpool city centre, notable mainly for its commemoration of the Chavasse family; Francis (2nd Bishop of Liverpool) and his sons Christopher ( Olympic athlete and later bishop of Rochester) and Noel (doctor, and one of only 3 men who won the Victoria Cross on two occasions)

The park itself was unremarkable, being a 2-3 acre plot of un-fenced grass verges, framed by city centre buildings; the Queen Elizabeth II law courts lay to the north, and Canning Place police headquarters to the south.

The west side of the park was bounded by the Dock Road, while beyond that were the historic Salthouse, and Albert Docks.

For many years the park was the home of the Yellow Submarine, built for the International Garden Festival in 1984, and now to be seen at Liverpool Airport.

The park itself was excavated in Spring 2004 for the commencement of the Paradise Project redevelopment scheme. As the scheme nears completion, the park is being reinstated atop a new 2000-space underground car park, rising in terraces to newly-constructed pavillions above South John Street.