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A site dedicated to photographs and History of old Liverpool

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    The Docks and the Overhead Railway - 1902

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    Bob Edwards
    , 07-28-2014 at 10:18 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    In 1902 the book, 'A New Illustrated Guide To Liverpool' was published by Littlebury Brothers. The book included many sketches of the period by Leonard Pattern. It has since been re-produced by Liverpool Libraries and Information Service. Continuing with our 1902 'Guide to Liverpool' we will today take a trip on the Overhead Railway and view the Docks from the perspective of a visitor to the city at that time.

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    Liverpool Overhead Railway

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    Bob Edwards
    , 01-01-2013 at 05:05 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    The completion of the Liverpool dock network in the 1880's saw significant traffic growth along the Dock Road, where omnibuses, trains, carts, horse drawn carriages, drays and pedestrians congested the roads along with the numerous goods only railway crossings which connected the goods stations and docks. The extent of the congestion meant that a mass transit solution was needed to alleviate the problem. As far back as 1853, plans had been proposed for a high level railway in the area, but were
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