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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.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region reserve major strategic powers over such things as transport, economic development and regeneration for the city along with the 5 surrounding boroughs of the Liverpool City Region. The Combined Authority has competency over areas which have been devolved by ...
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 ...
James Newlands (28 July 1813 – 15 July 1871) was a Scottish civil engineer who worked in Liverpool as the first Borough Engineer appointed in the United Kingdom.He is credited with designing and implementing the first integrated sewerage system in the world in 1848.
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OS first edition map of Pembroke Place, Liverpool in 1850. In the early 1800s, around 40% of the population lived in cellar dwellings, known even at that time to be of poor living quality. [5] Construction of court housing expanded between 1820–1840, responding to the rapid population growth of largely poor and unskilled workers.
Map from 1847 of Liverpool's Welsh Streets region Voelas Street, Liverpool c1911. By the 1830s, Welsh migrants were well established within Welsh firms in Liverpool. [10] Maps from 1846 show that South Street, the road which runs the length of the Welsh Streets, served as a rear access lane. [11]