54-620: The Georgian Quarter (sometimes known as Canning or the Canning Georgian Quarter ) is an area on the eastern edge of Liverpool city centre , England , characterised by almost entirely residential Georgian architecture . Parts of the district are also included in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter . It borders the rest of the Knowledge Quarter to the north, the district of Toxteth to the south, Edge Hill to
108-530: A focus on makers , manufacturing, and tech based businesses . This will be complimented by retail, leisure and residential. A market operates several days per week on Monument Place. The Knowledge Quarter is a name adopted by Liverpool City Council for a 450 acre district which has developed as an important place for some of the world's most influential players in science, health, technology, education, medicine and culture based industries. The Knowledge Quarter comprises several interconnected areas including
162-482: A fourteen screen cinema, indoor golf courses and a five acre park. It spans across Paradise Street , South John Street, Peter's Lane, Hanover Street and Chavasse Park . Bold Street is the focus of more independent shops and services. In total, some 9,300 people are employed in retailing in Liverpool City Centre. The Lisbon pub on the corner of Stanley Street and Victoria Street has catered for
216-628: A grand gateway into Liverpool City Centre and encompasses Lime Street Station , St.George's Hall , St George's Plateau, St John's Gardens and the Liverpool Empire Theatre . William Brown Street features the World Museum , Liverpool Central Library and Walker Art Gallery . Until the late 18th century, the area would have been on the periphery of the city, however, during the mid 19th Century up until circa 1900, Liverpool's wealthy merchants and entrepreneurs helped to build
270-407: A gridiron plan for a large area of peat bog known as Mosslake Fields, which was to the east of Rodney Street . The area was built for and populated by the extremely wealthy of Liverpool. With the city's decline in the 20th century, the area grew unfashionable, and much of it became derelict. Areas along Upper Parliament St and Grove St and Myrtle St were demolished. The tide began to turn noticeably in
324-589: A strong presence in the area. Since the mid-2000s many new building and redevelopment projects have taken place in the commercial district, which is now home to some of the tallest buildings in North West England . Some notable properties within the commercial district include the headquarters of the Post & Echo and offices of Unisys , HM Passport Office , BT and Maersk Line . With 36,000 m (390,000 sq ft) of floor space, New Hall Place
378-452: Is a neighbourhood on the eastern approach to Liverpool city centre based on a major road called Islington and the streets in and around London Road. The area is characterised primarily by low-density warehousing, wholesalers , ethnic supermarkets specialising in food from around the world and discount retail units . There is also a growing residential population of students and key workers , particularly doctors and nurses associated with
432-710: Is a policies map that delimits the boundaries of Liverpool City Centre. Based on this definition, the perimeter of Liverpool City Centre is as follows: Bramley-Moore Dock , Regent Road, Boundary Street, Luton Street, Northern Line rail track , Chadwick Street, Chisenhale Street, Vauxhall Road, Ford Street, Scotland Road , Byrom Way, Hunter Street, Islington, Salisbury Street, Langsdale Street, Shaw Street, College Street South, Brunswick Road, Low Hill, Hall Lane, Mount Vernon Green, Irvine Street, Mason Street, Grinfield Street, Crown Street, Upper Parliament Street, St James Place, Stanhope Street, Gore Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street, Brunswick Way, Waterfront Perimeter. Therefore, using
486-572: Is crowned by a pair of clock towers : as a ship passed along the river, mariners could tell the time from these. The clocks were made by Gent and Co. of Leicester. The clock faces are 7.6 m (25 ft) in diameter, larger than those of London's famous landmark, the Great Westminster Clock , holding the distinction of being the largest electronically driven clocks in the UK. The four clock faces have no numerals, only facets indicating
540-463: Is designed to guide the long-term spatial development of the city from 2013 to 2033. It will assist Liverpool City Council in making planning decisions for development proposals and provides detailed advice to city planners on where specific types of development should be built, for example, housing, shops, offices, transport and other infrastructure facilities. Contained within the Local Plan
594-491: Is home to a range of repurposed warehouses and industrial units which have been converted into offices and studios for a growing number of creative and digital businesses , hotels, a number of live music venues , independent food and drink traders. The area is also known for its street art and the Cains Brewery Village which accommodates coffee shops, markets and bars. This area is often referred to as
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#1732772201173648-624: Is one of the most architecturally significant locations in the country. Examples of architecture include Liverpool Cathedral , St. George's Hall , the Royal Liver Building , Oriel Chambers (the world's first metal framed glass curtain walled building) and West Tower . Six areas within Liverpool city centre form the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City which is a former UNESCO designated World Heritage Site . Liverpool's most recent Local Plan
702-468: Is the largest office building in Liverpool, The Plaza is another large office building in the commercial district which is occupied by a number of different companies. The table below shows the tallest buildings within the commercial district (excluding buildings in neighbouring Prince's Dock or Pier Head – a more detailed list of the tallest buildings and structures in the remainder of Liverpool city centre can be seen here ). The Cultural Quarter marks
756-472: The Art Deco Queensway tunnel entrance in 1934. Most of the buildings in and around William Brown Street are built in the stone faced classical style . The pavements are made of Yorkstone and the street furniture, although varied, is often of historic interest to complement the buildings. St George's Plateau has been the focus of many of the most significant events in the city's history. In
810-451: The LGBT community since well before the 1970s. During the 1970s, the area in and around Stanley Street became more relevant as an LGBT neighbourhood with the opening of Paco's Bar, Jody's and The Curzon. Prior to this, the established meeting places for the largely underground gay community were in a number of venues surrounding Queen Square, however, due to their demolition to make way for
864-634: The River Mersey from its waterfront location on the Pier Head and forms one of the 'Three Graces' along with the Port of Liverpool Building and the Cunard Building . This is reflected in the building's Grade I listed building status. It has 13 floors. The Liver birds are 5.5 metres,18 feet tall. Crowning, they give they give the skyscraper a height of 103.7 metres, 340 feet. The building
918-486: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic , Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts , Everyman Theatre and Unity Theatre . The Cavern Quarter is defined as the narrow streets and alleys bounded by Victoria Street, Stanley Street , Whitechapel , Lord Street and North John Street. The area lies within the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City boundary and contains historic warehouse buildings from
972-435: The highway network , parking, or anti-social behaviour . The new City Centre neighbourhood incorporates 5 electoral wards: Brownlow Hill, Canning, City Centre North, City Centre South and Waterfront South. Combined, they have a total population of 36,770. Distinctive areas that define the centre of Liverpool include the following (the list is not exhaustive): The Baltic Triangle is defined by Liverpool City Council as
1026-565: The 'Georgian Quarter' due to the heavy prevalence of Georgian era townhouses built for Liverpool's wealthier residents in the 1800s away from the dirt and smoke of the city's industrial areas . The area is characterised by cobbled streets , traditional pubs , restaurants and cultural venues. Liverpool's two cathedrals ( Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral ) can be found at either end of Hope Street . The quarter also incorporates
1080-488: The 12 hours. These are disposed as three on the riverside tower, facing west/north/south, the remaining one on the landward tower facing east. There is only one mechanism driving the faces on both of the towers. They were originally named George clocks, because they were started at the precise time that King George V was crowned on 22 June 1911. Atop each tower stand the mythical Liver Birds , designed by Carl Bernard Bartels . The birds are named Bella and Bertie, looking to
1134-433: The 1990s and the area is now much sought after. The area's changing fortunes over time were explored in the 2018 BBC Two documentary series A House Through Time , when historian David Olusoga researched the lives of the inhabitants of 62 Falkner Street from 1841 to the present day. The area stretches from Gambier Terrace and Roscoe Street in the west to Falkner Street in the west, with Upper Parliament Street to
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#17327722011731188-454: The Chinese community. Liverpool's Chinatown arch is the largest arch of its kind outside of China at 15 meters tall and was a gift from Liverpool's twin city Shanghai. It features 200 dragons and five roofs. Liverpool's four universities also attract a growing number of Chinese students. With almost one in five of its students of Chinese origin, Liverpool University is ranked amongst
1242-570: The City Centre every year. Liverpool was granted borough status in 1207 and the original seven streets of the settlement now form part of the central business district of Liverpool city centre. Many of Liverpool's most famous landmarks are located in the city centre and in 2019, Liverpool was the fourth most visited city in England for domestic visitors and the fifth most visited city in the UK for international visitors. Liverpool city centre
1296-925: The Liverpool International College and was chosen as the UK's Northern Headquarters for the Royal College of Physicians . Liverpool's main retail area is ranked amongst the top 5 retail destinations in the UK and is the principal retail destination within the Liverpool City Region . The area encompasses Liverpool One , Church Street , Lord Street , Williamson Square , St Johns Shopping Centre , Metquarter , Clayton Square Shopping Centre and numerous adjoining and connecting streets. Liverpool One alone attracts over 22 million visitors per year and provides 1.65 million square feet of retail space based around an open-air complex of over 170 stores, bars and restaurants,
1350-404: The Local Plan definition for the purposes of planning policies and redevelopment, Liverpool City Centre includes the following areas based on their specific characteristics, role and function: Another definition of Liverpool city centre can be found in local government . At the 2023 United Kingdom local elections , a radical redesign of Liverpool's city map took place which included changes to
1404-547: The Royal Liver Building an overall height of 103.7 m (340 ft). A building of skyscraper proportion that was once one of the tallest buildings in the country, the Royal Liver Building is currently the fourth-tallest building in Liverpool. In 1907, the Royal Liver Group had over 6,000 employees. Given the need for larger premises, the company approved the construction of a new head office. The building
1458-512: The University of Liverpool and further along Berry Street towards Renshaw Street. This has contributed to a reduction in focus on the traditional Chinatown by younger Chinese people. Liverpool's "commercial district" is a term given by business to distinguish Liverpool's business and commercial centre from the rest of the city centre. It is centred on Old Hall Street and is the financial heart of Liverpool. Many businesses and companies have
1512-410: The area: Royal Liverpool University Hospital , Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust , University of Liverpool 's main campus, parts of Liverpool John Moores University at Copperas Hill and Byrom Street, Material Innovation Factory , Digital Innovation Factory, Link Creative Campus, BioCampus, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Liverpool Science Park. Paddington Village features
1566-441: The border of Liverpool city centre is broadly marked by the inner city districts of Vauxhall , Everton , Edge Hill , Kensington and Toxteth . At the 2023 United Kingdom local elections , the population of Liverpool city centre was 36,770 based on the five electoral wards that officially make up the city centre. Over 6 million people live within an hour of Liverpool City Centre and by 2022, almost 80 million people visit
1620-568: The building and have his own office to include a view of the new stadium on Bramley Moore Dock . In 2019, as part of a larger repositioning of the building, a visitor attraction was opened giving the public the chance to tour the West Clock Tower of the building on a regular basis for the first time in its then 108 year history. Previously this had only been open to the public during Heritage Open Days, which have been running during September each year since 1994. The building overlooks
1674-540: The city since the 1860s due to the historic trade links between the Port of Shanghai and Port of Liverpool . Chinese sailors and immigrants first settled close to the docks in Cleveland Square, however, following World War One and demolition of the original neighbourhood, a new Chinatown began to emerge slowly inland. Some time in the 1940s, the community began to settle en masse in to tenements on Kent Street, Pitt Street and Upper Frederick Street. This
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1728-434: The city to protect its people, the other bird looks out to sea at the new sailors coming in to port. Alternatively, local legend states one Liver Bird is male, looking inland to see if the pubs are open, whilst the other is female, looking out to sea to see if there are any handsome sailors coming up the river. It is also said that, if one of the birds were to fly away the city of Liverpool would cease to exist, thus adding to
1782-415: The city's Royal Liverpool University Hospital . The area has a longstanding history with independent businesses associated with the fabric and textiles industry . Thus, for the purposes of urban planning, it has been labelled as 'The Fabric District'. In recent history, the area has been criticised for falling into decline and neglect . The long term plan aims to regenerate the area for mixed uses with
1836-519: The city's ward boundaries , the creation of new ward areas and a reduction in the overall number of elected city councillors. Further changes to the way in which the city was managed came in July 2023 with the introduction of 13 new neighbourhoods across the city. The modernised neighbourhoods were formed through the amalgamation of the newly created electoral wards and were designed to better manage community services such as housing , waste management ,
1890-444: The city's major trading history where some of the goods sold in the old St John's Market on Williamson Square were stored. The Cavern Quarter takes its name from The Cavern Club on Mathew Street , where The Beatles played 292 times in the 1960s . Mathew Street itself is a major tourist attraction, especially for Beatles and Merseybeat related tourism. A number of Beatles themed hotels and museums can be found in and around
1944-553: The east and Ropewalks , Chinatown and the Baltic Triangle to the west. The name 'Canning' comes from one of its principal thoroughfares , Canning Street, which is named after George Canning , (1770–1827), a British politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister . In 1800, the Liverpool Corporation Surveyor, John Foster, Sr. , (1758–1827) prepared
1998-491: The head office for Royal Liver Assurance until its merger with Royal London Group in 2011. In October 2016, the building was put up for sale for the first time in its history. The owner instructed CBRE Group to list the sale with a guide price of more than £40m. In February 2017, Luxembourg-based investment group, Corestate Capital, bought the building for £48 million along with Everton F.C. majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri. Moshiri planned to run Everton's affairs from
2052-467: The mystery of the birds. As a result, both birds are chained to the domes upon which they stand; although this could simply be because the originally gilded Liver birds, of a moulded and hammered copper construction (that is itself fixed onto a rolled-steel armature) are eighteen feet high, ten feet long and themselves carry in their beaks an intricately cast sprig of seaweed. Additionally, however, their heads are three-and-a-half feet long, their wing spread
2106-555: The new St Johns Shopping Centre , the community began to give more focus to Stanley Street. By the 1980s and 1990s, the Stanley Street gay village continued to grow with the opening of more gay bars and clubs . In 2011, Liverpool became the first city in the UK to officially recognise its gay quarter with rainbow street signs. New street signs featuring a rainbow arch were unveiled on Stanley Street, Cumberland Street, Temple Lane, Eberle Street and Temple Street to acknowledge
2160-522: The present day, it is most often used for staging public events, political demonstrations or as the starting point for important marches in the city. Events have included Christmas markets , political speeches of national importance, Remembrance Day events , an assembly point for Liverpool's annual Pride march and a live show to a crowd of 30,000 people to mark Liverpool's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 . Islington
2214-497: The sea and inland, respectively. Bella may possibly be named for Isabella of Angoulême , the queen consort of King John , when Liverpool was granted its royal charter . Bertie may possibly be named for Edward VII (known as Bertie to the royal family) who was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at the time of the building's construction. Popular legend has it that while one giant bird looks out over
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2268-516: The series of museums , art galleries , libraries , hotels, gardens and monuments (see also Monument to the King's Liverpool Regiment and Wellington's Column ). The buildings were designed to become major public educational, civic and cultural institutions of monumental proportions to reflect Liverpool's status as the second city of the British Empire . The group was later complimented by
2322-623: The services include the Liverpool Chinese Business Association, Che Gong Tong Chinese Association (UK), See Yep Chinese Association, Wah Sing Chinese Community Centre, Liverpool Chinese Gospel Church, Hoy Yin Chinese Association and The Pagoda Youth Orchestra, which is the largest Chinese youth orchestra in Europe. The Nook House, a pub at the heart of Chinatown, had a long history associated with
2376-466: The significance and history of the area for the city's LGBT community. Royal Liver Building The Royal Liver Building / ˈ l aɪ v ər / is a Grade I listed building in Liverpool , England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces , which line the city's waterfront. It
2430-432: The south and Mount Pleasant and Oxford Street to the north. This Merseyside location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Liverpool city centre Liverpool city centre is the commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region , England. Different definitions of the city centre exist for urban planning and local government , however,
2484-646: The street. Mathew Street also contains the Liverpool Wall of Fame which features 54 gold discs to represent the 54 Liverpool based musicians who have achieved Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart since 1952. Liverpool was awarded UNESCO City of Music status in 2015 and is recognised as the 'World Capital of Pop’ by the Guinness Book of Records . Liverpool is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe, which has been established in
2538-441: The top of the spires, 103.7 m (340 ft) to the top of the birds and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof. The Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool with its two fabled Liver Birds , which watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that if the two birds were to fly away, the city would cease to exist. The Liver Birds are 5.5 m (18 ft) high. Their added height gives
2592-414: The top three UK universities with more than a quarter of their fee income coming directly from Chinese students. It has one of the highest number of Chinese students in the UK. In recent years, due to this growing population of Chinese students and their desire to socialise closer to the university campus , many Chinese businesses have spread out across the City Centre in places such as Myrtle Parade near
2646-619: The triangular shaped slice of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping. It is believed to have got its name from the number of timber warehouses and yards used for storing timber from the Baltic countries in the 1800s. Evidence of this period still survives in the Grade II* listed Scandinavian Seamen's Church and the Grade II* Baltic Fleet pub. The area
2700-484: The vicinity around London Road, the Fabric District, Islington and Paddington Village. The locality contains a concentration of establishments and institutions whose purpose revolves around bio-sciences , health-related research, new scientific discoveries, preventing and fighting infectious diseases , developing new medicines and innovation in digital and sensor technology. The following are found within
2754-539: Was also part of Liverpool's formerly UNESCO -designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City . Opened in 1911, the building was the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete , the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to
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#17327722011732808-406: Was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas ; the foundation stone was laid on 11 May 1908 and just 3 years later, on 19 July 1911, the building was officially opened by Lord Sheffield . The building is an early example of a building constructed using reinforced concrete , and given the building's radical design was considered by some to "be impossible to build". During the early 1950s, the sixth floor
2862-524: Was helped in part by Liverpool's position as a reserve pool for Chinese Merchant sailors in the British Merchant Navy . By the 1970s, Nelson Street became the centre of Chinatown and the community and businesses extended into nearby Berry Street, Duke Street, Upper Pitt Street and Great George Square. Chinatown today includes many Chinese restaurants , supermarkets , wholesalers, travel agencies , legal and accountancy firms . Some of
2916-554: Was occupied and used by No 3 Movements Unit (Embarkation) of the Royal Air Force , overseeing and controlling the movement of RAF personnel and goods through the port. In 1953, electronic chimes were installed to serve as a memorial to the members of the Royal Liver Friendly Society who died during the two World Wars. During hours of darkness, the clock dials are illuminated. The building remained
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