The Friends are based in Court Hey Park, on the border of Knowsley and Liverpool and we are a community group consisting of local residents. We are keen to provide the community with knowledge of the history of our park. It is not widely known that our park was at one time the home of Robertson Gladstone, elder brother of the Victorian Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. A Grand Mansion house once stood in the park until it's demolition in the 1950's.