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Thomas Shelmerdine (1845–1921) was an English architect and surveyor who spent most of his career as the land steward and surveyor to the Corporation of Liverpool. In this role he was involved with many projects in the city, including slum clearance. public housing and road widening. Shelmerdine also designed public buildings including ...
Vauxhall is an inner city district of Liverpool, England, north of the city centre, bounded by Kirkdale to the north and Everton to the east, with the docks and River Mersey running along the west side. Vauxhall is in the Liverpool City Council ward of Kirkdale and the edge of the Central, Liverpool ward, although previously it was a ward ...
Listed Buildings in Liverpool The main entrance to Anfield Cemetery, noted as the burial location of Jem Mace and Bill Shankly amongst others Listed buildings in Liverpool Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings City Centre Suburbs Grade II listed buildings: L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L16 L17 L18 L19 L24 L25 Liverpool is a city and port in Merseyside ...
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 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.
In 1800, the Liverpool Corporation Surveyor, John Foster, Sr., (1758–1827) prepared a gridiron plan for a large area of peat bog known as Mosslake Fields, which was to the east of Rodney Street. The area was built for and populated by the extremely wealthy of Liverpool.
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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]