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The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water, though other origins of the name have been suggested. The borough was founded by royal charter in 1207 by King John , made up of only seven streets in the shape of the letter 'H'.
Picture of Liverpool; or, Stranger's Guide (2nd ed.), Liverpool: Printed by Jones and Wright, and sold by Woodward and Alderson, 1808, OL 25319603M; John Corry (1810), The history of Liverpool, from the earliest authenticated period down to the present time, Liverpool: William Robinson "Liverpool". Commercial Directory for 1818-19-20.
English: This is Bacon’s scarce c. 1890 travellers pocket map of Liverpool, England. Cartographically Bacon derived this map from the Ordinance Survey with embellishments including quarter mile grid and square segmentation, beautiful hand tinting, and a focus on the identification of docks, rail stations, churches, municipal buildings, parks, and other important buildings.
Map of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, UK with districts shown. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165% Geographic limits: West: 3.3W; East: 2.55W; North: 53.73N; South: 53.26N; Date: 17 July 2010: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product.
The Liverpool Echo moved to its current home on St Paul's Square in 2018. [7] Constructed at the same time as the Post & Echo Building, New Hall Place was built for Royal Insurance. [8] The building is now used by the Home Office and RSA Insurance Group. During the 1970s, two footbridges were built on the street as part of Liverpool's skyway ...
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Map of Liverpool in 1572. Liverpool's first Town Hall—the town council used to meet in the common hall from 1350—was built in 1515 at the bequest of Rev. John Crosse, [15] and was located in the block bounded by High Street, Dale Street and Exchange Street East. The building was replaced in 1673 by a new Town Hall, partly built on the site ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... in 1680 A map of Liverpool's original seven streets ... which represented the "eight legs" of Liverpool: honour, history, music, ...