Set beside the looming icon of St George’s Hall is the often overlooked memorial park of St John’s Gardens. This is where the bards of Liverpool’s past reside, the ones who wrote the city’s extensive history books. Maybe you chanced upon this location after a satisfying lunch or on an aimless stroll along St George’s Quarter as you explore the city.

Regardless, take your time to greet the park’s occupants. Monuments from the late Victorian and Edwardian eras dot the well-maintained grounds. Seated centerpiece is Britannia, clad in armor as part of the Regimental Monument in tribute to the King’s Liverpool Regiment and a reminder of the country’s most recent conquests. Along the way, wave at the Prime Minister of England of 1868, William Gladstone, as he stands overhead accompanied by the angels of Justice and Truth. Each statue marks a different time period of the city and nation, a unique addition to this site of nature and history.