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City of Liverpool

 

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Liverpool
0-3 miles

 

Bootle to Melling
3-12 miles

 

Maghull to Burscough
12- 24 miles

 

Rufford Branch

 

Burscough
to Wigan
24 - 34 miles

 

Wigan
34 - 37 miles

 

Leigh Branch

 

Former Lancaster Canal South
37-47miles

 

Johnson's Hillock to Cherry Tree
47 - 54 miles

 

Blackburn
54-59 miles




The City of Liverpool

Liverpool celebrated its 800th birthday in 2007 and in 2008 became European Capital of Culture. Its historic waterfront is a UNESCO World Heretage site and the city has more listed buildings than any other city outside of London.

Liverpool became one of the most important ports and richest cities in the British Empire thanks to its trade with the world. It had strong links with the Americas, Africa and India. Millions of migrants passed through the city on their way to new lives.

City of Leeds

 

Leeds
127.25 miles

 

Shipley to Leeds
115 -125 miles

 

Stockbridge to Shipley
109 -115 miles

 

Skipton to Stockbidge
99 - 109 miles

 

Gargrave to Skipton
93 -99 miles

 

Greenberfield to Gargrave
82- 93 miles

 

Foulridge to Greenberfield
87-93 miles

 

Burnley Lane to Foulridge Tunnel
75 -82 miles

 

Burnley
71-75 miles

 

Rishton, Church and Hapton
59 - 71 miles

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Three Graces

Liverpool's famous skyline is changing. New tall buildings are rising up. The Three Graces no longer dominate the view from the river. The 3 Graces are the Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board Building. They will soon be joined by the new Liverpool museum.

The Liver Buildings Liver Building The Three Graces The Three Graces
Liver Buildings   The Three Graces Victory
Liver Birds

The Liver Birds have become a symbol of the city of Liverpool. The two best known birds are on top of the Liver Building. The female bird looks out to the river looking for sailors returning while the male bird looks to the city to see if the pubs are open yet. There are many stories about the Liver Birds and many more ideas about what type of bird they are. They can look like herons, swans, eagles but most often they are shown as being like the cormorants that can been seen in the docks around the Liver Building.

Liver Bird, Liverpool Liver Bird Liver Bird  
A Liver Bird The Male Liver Bird The Female Liver Bird  
St. George's Hall and the Plateau

St Georges Hall is one of the biggest and finest buildings in Liverpool. 25 year old architect Harvey Lonsdale Elmes won the competition to design the hall in 1839. The design was modified so the building combined law courts and concert halls. After Elmes died in 1847 C.R.Cockerell was appointd architect. The original design was Greek revival but the combined building included Roman as well as Greek features. The size of the building was intended to show off Liverpools importance.

St George's Hall, Liverpool St George's Hall, Liverpool St George's Hall, Liverpool St George's Hall, Liverpool
Merman  St George's Hall at Night St George's Hall A Merman and Columns
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool County Sessions Court, Liverpool St Georges Hall Gardens War Memorial Liverpool Queen Victoria
Walker Art Gallery County Sessions Court War Memorial Queen Victoria
Water Street, Dale Street and theTown Hall
 
Tiger Door Dale Street Nelson on Exhcnage Flags Liverpool Town Hall
Tiger Nelson Memorial Slaves Liverpool Town Hall
Around Town
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Pyramid Tomb Liverpool Peter Pan, Liverpool  
Philharmonic Hall Pyramid Tomb Peter Pan  
Liverpool's Two Cathedrals

Liverpool has two cathedrals, both distinctive in their own way.

Catholic
Catholic Cathedral Catholic Cathedral Catholic Cathedral Catholic Cathedral
       
Catholic Cathedral Catholic Cathedral Catholic Cathedral  
       
Anglican Cathedral
Anglican Cathedral Anglican Cathedral Anglican Cathedral Anglican Cathedral
       
Anglican Cathedral Anglican Cathedral Anglican Cathedral Inside the Oratory
       
The Docks
The docks made Liverpool the great city it became.
 
       
       
The Beatles

There is no escaping the fact that the worlds biggest band came from Liverpool. They may have left as soon as they could but they left behind plenty of memories and sitesimportant to their development.

 
John's CHildhood Home Paul's Childhood Home George's Birthplace Ringo's Birthplace
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Books
The Pool of Life: A public health walk in Liverpool by Morris and Ashton, 2007
Pevsner Architectural Guides Liverpool by Joseph Sharples, 2004
 
 
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