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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'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.
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.
The value of Liverpool's architecture and design was recognised in 2004, when several areas throughout the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City , the sites were added in recognition of the city's role in the development of International trade and docking technology. [ 10 ]
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]
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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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]