▁Sir ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁Col ling wood ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁estate ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Edward ▁James ▁Ash cro ft ▁purchased ▁Col ling wood ▁from ▁Sir ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel ' s ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Ash cro ft ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁wh oles ale ▁but cher , ▁exp orter ▁and ▁on etime ▁mayor ▁of ▁Liverpool . ▁Ash cro ft ▁lived ▁at ▁Col ling wood ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁son ▁in ▁law ▁Eva ▁and ▁George ▁Prince . ▁During ▁the ▁Ash cro ft ▁occup ancy ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁lands ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁rest ing ▁and ▁f atten ing ▁stock , ▁ready ▁for ▁sla ugh ter ▁at ▁the ▁Ash cro ft ▁sla ugh ter ▁yards ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁Ash cro ft s ▁owned ▁a ▁but ch ery ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Mac qu arie ▁and ▁Memorial ▁Avenue . ▁Under ▁the ▁Ash cro ft ' s ▁ownership ▁Col ling wood ▁was ▁modified ▁and ▁new ▁features ▁were ▁added ▁including ▁a ▁b ull ▁n osed ▁iron ▁roof ▁to ▁the ▁ver and ah , ▁a ▁g able ▁over ▁the ▁sitting ▁room ▁window , ▁and ▁the ▁en clos ing ▁of ▁the ▁back ▁ver and ah . ▁ ▁Liverpool ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁ ▁When ▁E . ▁J . ▁Ash cro ft ▁died ▁ 8 0 ▁hect ares ▁( 2 0 0 ▁acres ) ▁of ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁property ▁were ▁le ased ▁to ▁Mr ▁Frank ▁Cro we ▁to ▁create ▁the