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Titanic Hotel, North Warehouse and Rum Warehouse. Designed by Jesse Hartley, it opened on 4 August 1848. [5] [6] [7] The dock is the only one in Liverpool which was built inland, all the others being built out from the foreshore. [8] The original quay warehouses are of a similar design to those at Albert Dock and are grade II* listed buildings.
The memorial was intended originally to commemorate all 32 engineers who died in the sinking of Titanic on 15 April 1912. [1] Liverpool was the Titanic port of registry, as well as the home of the ship's owner, White Star Line. Construction was funded by international public subscription. [2]
Focusing on Titanic which sank on 15 April 1912 and the British ship Lusitania which sank after being attacked by a German U-boat during World War I on 7 May 1915. [4] A detailed description of the ship is provided. White Star Line which owned the Titanic was in Liverpool, so Titanic carried "Liverpool" on her stern. In 2012, Rarely-seen items ...
The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City comprised six separate locations throughout the centre of the city, each of which related to a different component and time in Liverpool's maritime history. [7] The inscribed sites extended for approximately 4 km ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) north-south along the city's waterfront and stretched approximately 1 km ...
Liverpool Council says it is looking at increasing charges for services such as parking to cover a predicted £29m overspend in its annual budget. Council leader Liam Robinson said spiralling ...
No.1 Mann Island, next to the Strand, is occupied almost entirely by the offices of the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Two levels of car-parking extend beneath the Latitude and Longitude buildings, which is shared between residents and Merseytravel and Combined Authority staff.
In 1914 the Cunard Steamship Company commissioned the construction of new headquarters for their company. Cunard's expansion meant that they had outgrown their previous offices, which were also in Liverpool, [1] and the site chosen for construction was at the former George's Dock, in between the Royal Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building. [2]
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