Liverpool Picturebook

Originally Posted by Bob Edwards

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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Originally Posted by Bob Edwards

The first railway line to be built between two cities was constructed from Liverpool to Manchester a distance of 48km (30 miles). The building of the line involved significant engineering expertise to cross Chat Moss bog, the Sankey Valley and cut through solid rock at Olive Mount. The term navvies (named after the navigators who had cut out the canals) was applied for the first time to the hundreds of travelling workmen, many from Ireland, who achieved this feat using little more than spades and

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Originally Posted by BobEd

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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