The Angry Wall which marked a dispute between two of Birmingham’s most historic figures is among the features which could be restored under a revamp of a city park.

The 20ft wall, which borders one side of Highbury Hall and Park, was, according to local folklore, built by its former owner Joseph Chamberlain to wind up his neighbour Richard Cadbury.

It it thought it was made to look like a series of cannon shells wedged into an embankment as a taunt to Cadbury, a pacifist Liberal.

And now the aim is to get the gardens at Highbury Hall, including the Angry Wall, restored to their former glory by 2014, the 100th anniversary of Chamberlain’s death.

Also in line for a restoration is the Italian Gardens, ponds and lakes, a historic sundial and a rock garden. Overgrown bramble and non-native Australian eucalyptus trees could also be removed.

The plans were outlined a week after vandals destroyed an historic viewing platform by kicking the masonry away, leaving much of them smashed on rocks below.

Martin Mullaney, cabinet member for leisure at Birmingham City Council, outlined the restoration scheme to the local authority’s trust and charities committee, which is responsible for ensuring Chamberlain’s legacy to the city is respected and well maintained.

He said he is hoping to secure £20,000 from council contingency funds to repair masonry on the viewing platform, where Chamberlain would survey his estate.

Coun Mullaney (Lib Dem Moseley and Kings Heath) said: “We want to recreate what’s happening in Handsworth Park, where the renewal has regenerated the area. Not just in Highbury Park, but other parks as well. If we get the cafes open, get boats on the lakes, get the activity going, it brings people together.”

He added that the key aim was to get a successful Heritage Lottery Fund bid submitted early next year and secure funding to have the park ready for the 2014 anniversary.