65-684: The "Knowledge Quarter" is an area of Liverpool city centre covering 450 acres, incorporating the vicinity around London Road, Islington, the so called 'Fabric District', Paddington Village and part of Canning . The Knowledge Quarter contains a number of institutions that operate within the knowledge economy . Some of the institutions within the area include the University of Liverpool , Liverpool John Moores University , Royal Liverpool University Hospital , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Royal College of Physicians and various others across Liverpool Science Park and Paddington Village. Since
130-530: 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
195-482: 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
260-628: 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
325-478: A growing residential population. It will also concentrate on light employment, makers, manufacturing, tech based businesses, more shops and services and re-integrating the area with surrounding districts. 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
390-589: 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
455-452: 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
520-710: 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
585-450: Is characterised by its growing student population and multicultural businesses. The area has a long history of ethnic diversity. In the 19th century, the combination of a large Jewish community and mass migration from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Russia, Poland, Italy and Germany formed a distinctive and thriving district based on fabric, fashion and the rag trade , hence its modern day nomenclature. T. J. Hughes on London Road became one of
650-412: Is consistently ranked in the top 200 universities worldwide and is globally recognised for its research in health and life sciences, science and engineering, humanities and social sciences. It educates over 30,000 students every year, around 30% of which are overseas international students. The university was founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool and was granted university status in 1884 as part of
715-701: Is designed and delivered. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the UK to provide inpatients with single en-suite bedrooms. The hospital is a national centre for eye cancer and a regional centre for pancreatic , urological, testicular , anal , and oesophago-gastric cancers, specialist palliative care , specialist radiology and specialist pathology and chemotherapy services. The hospital mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. These include nephrology , renal transplantation , nuclear medicine , haematology , lithotripsy and dermatology . Liverpool University Dental Hospital
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#1732780051736780-463: 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
845-491: 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
910-401: Is housed in the former Liverpool Institute High School for Boys . Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is one of the largest universities in the UK and is home to over 25,000 students from more than 100 countries. LJMU was founded in 1825 as Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts, over the next century it merged with various other colleges to become Liverpool Polytechnic and in 1992
975-681: 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
1040-416: Is one of the world’s most important centres in treating malaria and other insect-borne diseases . It was founded in 1898 as the first such school of its kind in the world and today hosts the largest concentration of medical entomologists in the UK. The school has made many contributions to tropical medicine , most notably the identification of the vector for malaria by Ronald Ross (who eventually went on
1105-522: Is situated close to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital which supports dental teaching, provides emergency care and a range of specialist dental services including restorative dentistry , paediatric dentistry, orthodontics , oral surgery and medicine. The Liverpool Medical Institution is one of the oldest medical societies in the world, tracing its history back to 1779 when a group of local doctors created
1170-737: Is situated within the Knowledge Quarter. Mass regeneration of LJMU has occurred since the start of the 21st century, amongst some of the university's newest properties are the Avril and Aldham Robarts libraries, Tom Reilly Building , the John Lennon Art and Design Building , the Clarence Street Building and the Student Life and Sports Building at Copperas Hill. The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
1235-719: Is the largest further education college in the Liverpool City Region and is spread across five city centre campuses. Established in 1992, the college provides courses for somewhere between 12,000 and 20,000 students every year. The college also provides higher education programmes. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is a world renowned higher education institution that was established in 1996 by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty . The institution offers university level creative and performing arts training to an international community of performers, creatives, technicians, filmmakers and business people. The main LIPA building
1300-468: 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
1365-525: Is the oldest medical college in England. Its northern England headquarters is based at 'The Spine' building in Paddington Village, on the edge of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter. The RCP is a professional membership body for supporting physicians , raising standards in healthcare and promoting health in the UK and internationally. The body is also responsible for influencing the way that healthcare
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#17327800517361430-472: 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
1495-451: 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
1560-486: 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
1625-733: The Victoria University . 1903 saw the institution become independent as the University of Liverpool. UoL is one of the original six ' red brick universities ' and a member of the prestigious N8 and Russell Groups . The main campus is around Brownlow Hill in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter and it also has a partner university in Suzhou , China. Paddington Village is an urban village at the eastern gateway to Liverpool city centre comprising buildings dedicated to science, technology, education and health. Owned by Liverpool City Council ,
1690-435: 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
1755-565: 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
1820-454: 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
1885-515: 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
1950-464: The Knowledge Quarter, Liverpool Vision (now defunct) followed with the publication of a prospectus to encourage collaboration between the district's various academic institutions in 2007. Various plans to advise on streetscape and public realm improvements came about in 2008. The Liverpool Knowledge Quarter Strategic Investment Framework was formulated in 2011 to promote the area's branding and development. In 2011/2012, Liverpool Vision continued to target
2015-537: The Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram has promised to improve transport to Paddington Village and the wider Knowledge Quarter, which may in the future include some form of trackless tram technology. The Fabric District forms a small part of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter. The neighbourhood consists of 60 acres around Islington, London Road, Norton Street, Stafford Street, Kempston Street, Pembroke Place and Monument Place. The area
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2080-853: 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,
2145-533: The Liverpool Medical Library. Today, the institution exists as a meeting place for the medical community to further knowledge in medicine, surgery and science. Its principle activities are maintaining a library, conducting lectures, meetings and conferences. Sensor City opened in July 2017 as a joint venture between the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University . The facility
2210-404: 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
2275-626: The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University NHS Trust, to promote the Knowledge Quarter as one of Europe’s leading innovation districts. Additional planning frameworks followed. Liverpool's most recent Local Plan aims to build on the economic potential of the Knowledge Quarter and to bring under-utilised, vacant land and buildings back into productive use. London Road will be developed, a growing residential community around Islington will be encouraged and Paddington Village will be expanded. The public realm, connectivity and infrastructure across
2340-545: The UK's first department stores. The area fell in to decline from the mid 20th century leading to neglected buildings, dereliction, anti-social behaviour, poor connectivity and overall poor perceptions. However, Liverpool City Council, in partnership with the Fabric District CIC (set up in 2017), has committed to a long-term regeneration strategy. The strategy will focus on physical improvements and sustaining an international, mixed-use creative community bolstered by
2405-453: 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
2470-504: The advancement of scientific knowledge of the ocean and supports the education and training of scientists, engineers and marine professionals, as well as engaging with the public on the science of the ocean and its implications. NOC began life as the Liverpool Observatory in 1843 and since then has continued to predict tidal activity and monitor overall sea conditions. Founded in 1518, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
2535-458: The area around London Road, Paddington Village, parts of Canning , the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moore's University campuses. According to Liverpool's most recent Local Plan, the Knowledge Quarter has been set aside by Liverpool City Council as a special designated area to promote offices, research and laboratory facilities for science, technology, education, medicine and culture based businesses. The City of Liverpool College
2600-490: The area for economic growth, job creation and attracting businesses in health and life sciences. 2013 saw the expansion of Liverpool Science Park with additional offices and laboratory space. Mayor Joe Anderson proposed the area's expansion in 2015 in to what is now known as Paddington Village. KQ Liverpool launched in 2016 as a collaboration between Liverpool City Council, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and
2665-526: The area is being developed in three phases, the first of which (Paddington Central) commenced in 2017. Later phases will be named Paddington South and Paddington North. Paddington Village is currently home to Royal College of Physicians , The University of Liverpool's International College, Novotel , a multi-storey car park, as well as others. Imminent plans include a new residential development and two office buildings to be known as Hemisphere One and Hemisphere Two, with construction set to begin in 2025. Mayor of
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2730-649: The area will also be improved. In 2024, the UK central government pledged millions of pounds worth of investment to encourage more regeneration and life science laboratories at Paddington Village. Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter covers a large portion of Liverpool city centre . At the north west corner is the Liverpool John Moores University James Parsons Building , at the north east is the Royal Liverpool University Hospital , to
2795-410: 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
2860-517: The city centre exist for urban planning and local government , however, 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
2925-590: 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
2990-415: 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
3055-468: 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 ,
3120-444: 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
3185-665: The hospital, which is located in the very south-eastern corner of the Knowledge Quarter. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is located on Brownlow Street to the immediate north of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral . NOC is funded by UK Research and Innovation and is the UK’s largest institution for integrated sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development. NOC works with government and business to conduct research in oceanography , marine physics, ocean climate, marine systems modelling, ocean bio-geosciences, ocean technology and engineering. The centre contributes to
3250-459: The mid-2000s, the Knowledge Quarter has been the subject of numerous Liverpool City Council masterplans and frameworks which have helped to cultivate the area's status as an innovation district based on science, technology, education, medicine and culture. Such plans have encouraged billions of pounds worth of investment and have informed redevelopment, which is ongoing today. Early plans emerged in 2006 to incorporate Hope Street and Islington in to
3315-555: 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
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#17327800517363380-522: 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
3445-516: 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
3510-623: 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
3575-473: The south east is Liverpool Women's Hospital and to the west is Liverpool Lime Street station. The boundary is marked by Tithebarn Street and Islington to the north, Paddington Village to the east, Upper Parliament Street to the south and Renshaw Street to the west. The quarter incorporates several different areas of the city centre including Islington (sometimes referred to as the Fabric District),
3640-646: 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
3705-414: 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
3770-619: 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
3835-484: 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
3900-660: The win a Nobel Prize for his discovery). The University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have also combined expertise to create the Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research (CEIDR) to improve global healthcare and medical technologies. Research at the CEIDR is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Liverpool Science Park, between Mount Pleasant and Brownlow Hill,
3965-622: Was built in 1995 after The Liverpool Maternity Hospital, The Women's Hospital and Mill Road Hospital merged to become the Liverpool Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit ten years earlier. Liverpool Women's is one of only two such hospitals in the United Kingdom, as well as being the largest hospital in Europe devoted entirely to women's health. Maternity services, gynaecology , gynaecologic oncology , neonatology , reproductive medicine and genetics services are all available at
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#17327800517364030-535: Was designed to provide offices and laboratories for businesses and organisations involved in sensor technology. The purpose-built building is clad in artwork in the form of 299 glass panels impregnated with a gold design in the theme of a printed circuit board. The building closed for refurbishment in December 2020 and as of 2024, has yet to re-open though in 2023 ownership was transferred to Sciontec, who also manage Liverpool Science Park. The University of Liverpool
4095-720: Was established in 2006 and is home to over 60 science, technology and knowledge-based businesses. The park provides offices and laboratories across three buildings. Some of the businesses include LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute; the University of Liverpool ’s Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences; the Innovation Agency; the National Measurement Laboratory and the Manufacturing Technology Centre’s northern England base. The Liverpool Women's Hospital
4160-441: Was granted university status as one of the United Kingdom's many 'new universities'. It took its name from Liverpool entrepreneur and philanthropist, Sir John Moores . The university is arranged over two city centre campuses (City Campus and Mount Pleasant Campus) and is divided in to five faculties covering arts, professional and social studies; health; science; engineering and technology; business and law. The Mount Pleasant Campus
4225-524: 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
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