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1 day ago · Liverpool, city and seaport, northwestern England, forming the nucleus of the metropolitan county of Merseyside in the historic county of Lancashire. The city proper forms an irregular crescent along the north shore of the Mersey estuary a few miles from the Irish Sea. Learn more about Liverpool.
6 days ago · The southern system, including the Herculaneum, Toxteth, and Harrington docks, was vastly enlarged between 1881 and 1888; the Canada-Huskisson system, at the north end, was radically reconstructed between 1890 and 1906, with the result that the largest American liners now use it in place of the Alexandra-Hornby system, which at the ...
1 day ago · Historians often rank Gladstone as one of the greatest prime ministers in British history. [4] [5] [6] [7] Early life. Born on 29 December 1809 [8] in Liverpool, at 62 Rodney Street, William Ewart Gladstone was the fourth son of the wealthy slaveowner John Gladstone, and his second wife, Anne MacKenzie Robertson. [9] .
6 days ago · The advance thus made was recognized by the first charter of Queen Victoria in 1880, whereby the title of 'City' became the official designation of Liverpool, and by the queen's second charter in 1893, whereby the chief magistrate of the city was empowered to assume the style of Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
2 days ago · Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. Recently Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become League champions again, but this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English ...
1 day ago · In 1795 the English Presbyterian or Unitarian Chapel in Key Street was purchased for the Established worship, being named St. Matthew's. It was consecrated in 1798.
5 days ago · Preston were one of the Football League's founding members and became the first side to win a league title in England at the ground in 1888/89. ... including Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City ...
