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Starting in 1901, Birks oversaw the expansion of the company across Canada, with stores opening in the country's largest cities. In some cases, it bought local jewellers, adding its name to the local one (the Birks store in Toronto was Birks-Ryrie and the one in Winnipeg was Birks-Dingwall). [2] The store on Phillips Square in Montreal opened ...
Founded as Boodle and Dunthorne, the first shop opened in 1798 in Liverpool. Later, in 1910, it amalgamated with the Wainwright family, owners of another Liverpool jewellers. [1] [2] The business has remained with them ever since. [3] In 1965 Boodles opened a second store in Chester and a third one in Manchester in 1982.
Judith Berry (nee. Hawkins), mother of Academy Award-winning American actress Halle Berry, was born in Old Swan. Alan Caldwell, known as Rory Storm, rock 'n' roll singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was born in Old Swan in 1939, [17] was a member of Old Swan Boys' Club (1956–57) and attended St Margaret's Anfield School.
Listed Buildings in Liverpool Listed buildings in Liverpool Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings City Centre Suburbs Grade II listed buildings: L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L16 L17 L18 L19 L24 L25 Liverpool is a city and port in Merseyside, England, which contains many listed buildings. A listed building is a structure designated by English Heritage of ...
The ward boundaries follow the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Innovation Boulevard, behind the Littlewoods Pools building, Edge Lane, the Canada Dock Branch railway line, behind Brelade Road, Menstone Road, Portlet Road and Stoneville Road, Derby Lane, Edge Lane Drive, and Mill Lane. The ward covers part of the Old Swan district of Liverpool ...
In May 2023, American actor and comedian Will Ferrell made headlines when he dined at Belzan whilst in Liverpool to attend the Eurovision Song Contest. [6] In May 2024, Lord of the Rings actors Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood ate at the restaurant during a stay in Liverpool for Comic Con, with Grainger calling them "really great, nice guys who had an amazing laugh ...
The Old Swan East ward was created as a single-member ward from the north-eastern part of the former Old Swan ward. [1] The ward boundaries follow Queens Drive, Oakhill Road, behind Cunningham Drive, Edge Lane Drive, St Oswald's Street, and Derby Lane. The ward covers part of the Old Swan and Stoneycroft Districts. [1]
There are regular buses (numbers 12, 13, 15, 18, 62, 68 and variants thereof) providing services to the city centre, as well as to Aigburth, Bootle, Croxteth, Huyton and Old Swan and Stockbridge village. The area is bisected by the A5049 West Derby Road, an east/west arterial route out of Liverpool city centre.