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Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 |
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| Brummies claim their city to be the UK's second city as do Glaswegians and likewise Mancunians who are very loud in their assertions that their town is the UK's second city. Not so Scousers, they know that London is the UK's second city. Anon. |
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2009 CITY LIFE. There will be no hangover as the city celebrates its beauty, elegance, cityscape, parks, waterfront and streets. The city’s environment will be celebrated including a look at our natural heritage. 2010
CREATIVITY & INNOVATION.
Liverpool is renowned for its writers, directors, designers and entrepreneurs.
In the coming years there will be exciting developments in IT, digital
technology – and new technological advances as yet undreamed of.
Whatever they are, we will celebrate them! |
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Liverpool
As It Was 1775-1800 Richard Brooke Liverpool Libraries and Information Services 1st 2003 This book was first published in 1853 as "Liverpool as it was during the last quarter of the eighteenth century, 1775 to 1800." Liverpool Libraries and Information Services has reproduced it with an introduction by Jane Longmore, an expert on the history of Liverpool in this period, and illustrations from the extensive archives of Liverpool Record Office. The information in the book came from many sources including the recollections of the author's father, also called Richard Brooke, who lived until he was ninety-two years old. He had witnessed great changes in the town as the population grew from about 35,000 in 1775 to 376,000 by the time of his death in 1852. He was said to have been "gifted with a clear and retentive memory" and knew many notable Liverpudlians of his day, including William Roscoe, the Rathbones and Banastre Tarleton. The book paints a vivid picture of Liverpool at this time, describing the streets and buildings, how the inhabitants earned their livings, and how they enjoyed themselves. Large 8vo. Fine+ in a Fine wrapper. Facsimile of 1853 1st edn. 1225 gms £17.50 |
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What about the women’s suffrage campaign on Merseyside? Was there any action? Who were the local leaders and who were the women gave their active support, to the point of risking arrest and imprisonment? This study aims to
restore to memory these Merseyside campaigners and pay tribute to their
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Life and Times of Kitty Wilkinson Michael Kelly Countyvise 2000 This is the story of a remarkable woman who fought poverty and adversity to become a legend in her time. Living in a poor part of Liverpool plagued by disease particularly cholera, she disregarded her own safety to care for the sick and dying, to take in homeless children and to teach that cleanliness was the main weapon against disease, turning her own home into a wash-house for her neighbours' benefit. Kitty was honoured by the city of Liverpool and by' Queen Victoria, and in Liverpool Cathedral there is a window depicting this remarkable woman. Michael Kelly's book is well researched and well illustrated. He is a Liverpool man who started his working life as a Joiner/Carpenter working in the ship building industry'. His writing includes published historical journalistic articles, short stories and poetry. 8vo paperback 186 pages . Very, very minor creasing to the covers, otherwise the book is in VG++ condition. 310 gms £9.00 |
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Back - Liverpool and New Brighton photographed by Elsam, Mann & Cooper Colin Wilkinson (text) Bluecoat Press 1st 1993 The firm of Elsam, Mann and Cooper specialised in commercial and industrial photography. Established in 1946, their work reflects the changing face of Liverpool: the aftermath of bombing, the Overhead Railway, days out to New Brighton, liners at Pier Head and many other superb images that truly capture the spirit of the times. Landscape format 4to paperback 47 pages. Minor wear + bumps to covers, otherwise the book is in VG++ condition. 305 gms £15.00 |
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Liverpool:
Wondrous Place - music from Cavern to Cream Du Noyer, Paul F'word by Sir Paul McCartney Virgin 1st 2002 Paul Du Noyer explores the very roots of Scouse culture, from its deep links with America and the overwhelming Irish influence, to the manic compulsion to overcome hardship by treating life as one long Saturday night. He explains the rise of the Beatles in the light of the city that made them, and examines the legacy they left to their home town. Culturally vibrant, the city has entered the twenty-first century with its self-belief intact. What makes the 'Pool of Life' so special? Featuring numerous interviews with its key players, this book uncovers the musical impulse at the heart of Britain’s strangest, most self-obsessed city 8vo. Fine in a VG++ wrapper. 680 gms £10.00 |
Images of Merseyside Breedon Books 1st 1994 Fabulous Liverpool - hub of Merseyside and a seaport city of exciting contrasts - is renowned for its friendly folk, humour and magic music. Once honoured with the title of 'Second City of the Empire', Liverpool has woven a history of thriving maritime and commercial business, culture and architecture. It is the birthplace of numerous famous and talented people, including a plethora of brilliant entertainers of stage and screen, not to mention its three great football clubs. Liverpool was 'home' to fleets of world renowned luxury liners - including Mauritania (1), holder of the Blue Riband of the Atlantic for 22 years. Even the Titanic was registered at Liverpool! Some nine million emigrants passed through the Port of Liverpool on passages for new lives in the New World and Antipodes. Here, too, in the most important wartime port in Britain, was the secret headquarters which controlled the Battle of the Atlantic. Today's huge, modern Royal Seaforth Docks cater for growing shipping traffic, and Liverpool's 600-acre Freeport is the largest and most successful in Britain. Liverpool was the starting place for the world's first real passenger and freight railway - GeorgeStephenson's Liverpool & Manchester Railway. It also boasts two magnificent cathedrals and two universities. The wonders created by the massive restoration and transformation of miles of Mersey waterfront attract millions of visitors, and the area, including Birkenhead, also embraces two popular seaside resorts in Southport and New Brighton. Images of Merseyside draws on the huge collection of photographs held by the Liverpool Post & Echo. The result is a book which will delight Merseysiders young and old alike, as it shows the people, the buildings and the events down the years to provide a fascinating pictorial record of this historic, vibrant city and its surrounds. Front cover shows, Main picture: Liverpool waterfront, everyone's image of Merseyside; Inset left: The Derby House War Room which commanded the Western Approaches; Inset right: Liverpool's most famous quartet, the Beatles, in 1962. Large 4to. Very, very minor wrinkling to price-clipped dustwrapper, otherwise Fine in a VG++ wrapper. 1075 gms £12.00 |
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