Birkenhead Park is among seven sites to receive government backing to win Unesco World Heritage status.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the shortlist to join the prestigious list this morning, Monday, April 10. Unesco's World Heritage site system offers the opportunity for cultural and natural heritage sites to gain international recognition and promote themselves on a global stage.
The DCMS revealed the seven places to be placed on its "tentative list", published around every 10 years, which sets out the sites it is felt have the best chance of succeeding in being included. The government has backed Birkenhead Park, first opened in 1847, for the list.
