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Joseph Parry (1756–1826), artist who painted two pictures of Castle Street as part of his early work in 1786. [7]Richard Owens (1831 – 1891), Welsh architect who worked for a company on the street called 'Williams & Jones', which bought rural land for housing development. [8]
Map of Liverpool in 1725 Map of Liverpool 1808 Map of Liverpool in 1836. The city expanded into an international seaport from the 17th century onward. The resulting transatlantic trade, particularly in slaves specifically the Triangular trade, was ended by the Slave Trade Act 1807. Liverpool's leading abolitionist was William Roscoe.
Liverpool's place as the second most filmed city in the UK has led to Water Street being used in many film and TV productions. [8] Water Street has featured in such films as Florence Foster Jenkins, Fast and Furious 6, The 51st State and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
The city also has a greater number of public sculptures than any other location in the United Kingdom aside from Westminster [7] and more Georgian houses than the city of Bath. [8] This richness of architecture has subsequently seen Liverpool described by English Heritage, as England's finest Victorian city. [9]
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]
The Georgian Quarter (sometimes known as Canning or the Canning Georgian Quarter) is an area on the eastern edge of Liverpool city centre, England, characterised by almost entirely residential Georgian architecture. Parts of the district are also included in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter.
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The original plan for the shape of Liverpool's streets was in the shape of a letter 'H', and High Street was the cross bar. [2] Liverpool's first town hall was recorded in 1515 and was situated on High Street. [3] This building was replaced in 1673 by a newer building which was in turn replaced by the current town hall in 1754. [4]