The 143-year-old Stanley Park in Liverpool has undergone a £14m redevelopment project.

Described as one of the largest urban park restorations ever undertaken in the UK, the work included the planting of 70,000 new trees and shrubs.

The park's lakes have received a makeover, making them more accessible to visitors and ironwork around the park has been restored to its original condition by specialist restorers.

Elsewhere, old photographs of the park were used to rebuild the famous sandstone bridges based on their original designs.

As part of the revamp, the Isla Gladstone Conservatory has also been restored.

The 114-year-old building, which has been closed from the public for the last 30 years, has been completely rebuilt after being taken down piece by piece. The entire conservatory has been glazed using nearly 1,500 separate panes of glass.

Work on the project took nearly two years to complete.

"Liverpool City Council's spokesperson for the environment, Berni Turner, said: "This was an ambitious and exciting project which forms a critical and symbolic piece of the jigsaw to regenerate North Liverpool.

Turner added that CCTV cameras will be installed around the conservatory as a security measure. Stanley Park is situated between Liverpool FC's Anfield stadium and Goodison Park, the home of rival Everton FC.

Funding for the redevelopment came from the North West Development Agency and Liverpool City Council.