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Housing stock owned by the council was less than 3000 dwellings. [15] During the interwar period between 1919 and 1939, housing construction in Liverpool resulted in over 33,000 council houses being built, accommodating 140,000 local residents, roughly 15% of the total population. [20]
In Liverpool, back-to-back court housing was once home to more than 40 per cent of its population, [30] before demolition during the 1960s and 1970s as part of slum house clearance programmes. A set of nine pairs of these houses survived and were restored as part of a museum attraction. [ 31 ]
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'.
Much of a property's value came from investors who acquired the properties during Liverpool's European Capital of Culture period in the hope they could profit from reselling to the local authority. [18] The majority of houses in the streets transferred ownership to the Housing Market Renewal Initiative, predominantly throughout 2005 to 2008. [37]
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.
This history suggests that it's time for the federal government to follow the lead of local and state housing activists and create programs that recognize housing is a right not a commodity.
Panorama of Liverpool c.1850 Map of Liverpool 1849 Map of Liverpool in 1866 Liverpool continued to grow throughout the Victorian period from a population of 165,000 in 1831 to 685,000 by 1901. [ 33 ] This meant a growing demand for housing and other buildings.
Street names in a new housing estate will celebrate an area's heritage after a developer was accused of "disregarding" the area's history. Persimmon Homes called the 316-home development, north of ...