Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1907

Subjects: Birds Lakes & Ponds Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

An oval vignette shows women and children on the stone edge of a lake in Sefton Park, feeding swans and ducks that swim close to the bank, with a small boat offshore and dense trees ringing the far shore. Sefton Park, laid out by Edouard André and opened in 1872, is one of Liverpool's great Victorian public parks, and its lake and boating pond were popular leisure spots. The scene is set within a printed ornamental frame of green and gold moulding, a common decorative treatment on early twentieth-century view cards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Had a very enjoyable voyage, and am now having a jolly time. Margaret Carlaw

Addressed to

Mrs H Barnett

44 Sparkhawk St Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Publisher	National Series
Series	"NATIONAL" SERIES. No. S.V. 302.
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs H Barnett, 44 Sparkhawk St, Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	Sefton Park, England
Place depicted	Liverpool, England, England
Stamp	1d King Edward VII, red
Notes	Printed ornamental frame border with oval vignette and white margins; light edge and corner wear, small scuffs at top. Postmark: illegible (heavy black cancel over the British 1d stamp). Divided-back British "National Series" card, "Made in Gt. Britain"; Edward VII 1d red stamp points to c. 1902-1910. Light toning and edge wear; message written sideways along the left edge.

Cite this card

Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/swans-on-the-lake-sefton-park-liverpool-england-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.