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    Liverpool Town Hall

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    , 09-14-2012 at 11:42 AM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    The first recorded town hall in Liverpool was in 1515 and it was probably a thatched building. It was replaced in 1673 by a building slightly to the south of the present town hall. This town hall stood on "pillars and arches of hewen stone" and under it was the exchange for merchants and traders to carry out their business.


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    Liverpool Docks - A History

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    , 09-11-2012 at 10:35 AM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    The arrival of the Tall Ships in Liverpool last weekend prompted me to reflect on the history of the Port of Liverpool and in particular its docks. The sailing ships reminded me what it must have been like all those years ago when these vessels first sailed the Mersey bringing in and taking cargos all over the world.


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    The Boys From The White Stuff

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    , 09-08-2012 at 11:09 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    Tate And Lyle Liverpool


    John Wright & Co had a sugar refinery in Liverpool from about 1809. In 1859, Henry Tate, a successful grocer in Liverpool joined them as a partner. Henry Tate realised that a more efficient production on a much larger scale was needed if British sugar refining was to survive European competition. He set up his own refinery in 1862 and expanded this business by moving to Love Lane in 1872. Future expansion was achieved by buying out major competitors,
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    Liverpool Carters

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    , 09-06-2012 at 07:28 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    For more than 250 years horses were used to move goods to and from Liverpool docks and businesses. At their peak more than 20,000 horses worked on the streets of Liverpool, more than in any other city outside London. During the Second World War the Liverpool Carter's and their horses maintained the vital link between the docks and the city, keeping food and raw materials moving during the most difficult of times.

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    St Georges Hall

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    , 08-31-2012 at 04:13 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    The site of the hall was formerly occupied by the first Liverpool Infirmary from 1749 to 1824. Triennial music festivals were held in the city but there was no suitable hall to accommodate them. Following a public meeting in 1836 a company was formed to raise subscriptions for a hall in Liverpool to be used for the festivals, and for meetings, dinners and concerts. Shares were made available at £25 each and by January 1837 £23,350 (£1,760,060 as of 2012)] had been raised. In 1838 the foundation
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