Liverpool

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Liverpool

• History

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LIVERPOOL

• Why is Liverpool called Liverpool?
• The History of Liverpool can be traced back to
  1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul',
  possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy
  water. Other origins of the name have been
  suggested, including 'elverpool', a reference to
  the large number of eels in the Mersey, but the
  definitive origin is open to debate and is
  probably lost to history.
• Which county is Liverpool in?
• Previously a part of administrative Lancashire,
  created in 1888, and more recently as a county
  borough in itself, Liverpool became in 1974 a
  metropolitan district within the newly created
  metropolitan county of Merseyside, but still
  remains part of the ancient County Palatine of
  Lancashire for cultural and historic purposes.

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Liverpools 800th birthday

• Who founded Liverpool?
• 2007 is Liverpool's 800th birthday, marking 800
  years since King John signed the city's charter
  in August 1207. Liverpool has come a long way
  since then, evolving from a tiny fishing port -
  the Dee was the predominant river of the time -
  to second city of the Empire.
• King John's interest in Liverpool was as a
  departure point for Ireland. He built Liverpool
  Castle - on what is now Castle Street - although
  it wasn't completed until 1237, twenty-one years
  after his death. Overlooking the Mersey, the
  castle stood for more than 400 years it was
  partly destroyed in the Civil War, before the
  area was levelled and St George's Church built
  and re-built on the site. The Victoria Monument
  was erected there in 1902, and the area sustained
  blanket bombing during the Blitz in 1941.
  Somehow, the Victoria Monument survived, albeit
  surrounded by rubble - today the area is Derby
  Square, home to Liverpool's Queen Elizabeth Law
  Courts.

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Liverpool Locals

• Where did the people in Liverpool come from?

During the 1840s, Irish migrants began arriving
by the thousands due to the Great Famine of
1845-1849. By 1851, approximately 25 of the city
was Irish-born. At any point in history when a
new town is created there will be considerable
interest from people wishing to make a new life.
They were given a large building plot and a
Cheshire Acre(2 acres) in the town fields. They
came from the township of West Derby in about
1208.
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In my Liverpool home

• I was born Liverpool, down by the docks
• My religion was catholic occupation hard knocks.
• At stealing from lorries, I was adept,
• And underneath overcoats each night I slept.
• CHORUS In my Liverpool home,
• In my Liverpool home.
• We speak an accent exceedingly rare
• We meet under a statue exceedingly bare.
• If you want a cathedral,
• Weve got one to spare, in my Liverpool home

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THANK YOU

• Thank you for celebrating Liverpools 800th
  anniversary with me.
• BYE BYE