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moulds were made of the stones and carvings, which both enabled a precise record to be made and also highlight other worn carvings which were not previously visible. The carvings were placed into six categories; spirals, concentric circles, arcs, cup marks, cup and ring marks and footprints. There is
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by park apprentices in 1969, and the introduction of a 'bog garden' linked to the artificial lake. In 1984 the glasshouses were closed and all the plants transported to the
Liverpool City nursery at Garston, where they remained for the next 23 years. Some of the plants were occasionally seen at
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As funding was very tight post-war, low-grade spruce, rather than teak, was used to build the glasshouses, and by 1979 they had reached the end of their useful lives. The early 1980s was another occasion when the
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remain at the rear of the house. The mansion house is currently being refurbished to accommodate the
International Headquarters for Shared Reading. This refurbishment is being run by the Reader Organisation.
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glasshouses. The botanical importance of the park encouraged further horticultural improvements, such as the creation of a
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