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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.
Liverpool is a cathedral and port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, which had a population of 496,770 in 2022. [3] It is on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) northwest of London.
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.
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]
Liverpool City Centre (Local Plan map) Liverpool's most recent Local Plan is designed to guide the long-term spatial development of the city from 2013 to 2033. It will assist Liverpool City Council in making planning decisions for development proposals and provides detailed advice to city planners on where specific types of development should be built, for example, housing, shops, offices ...
From 1861, Liverpool banned the construction of back-to-back houses. [3] The last surviving back-to-back court houses are in Pembroke Place, then known as Watkinson Terrace, with just two surviving houses in a former court of eight, now used as a rear shop extension. [5] Historic maps show how the arrangement used to be, compared to the present ...
The Williamson Tunnels are a series of extensive subterranean excavations in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England.They are thought to have been created under the direction of tobacco merchant, landowner and philanthropist Joseph Williamson between 1810 and 1840.