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. At the 2005 general election, all were held by the Labour Party, and are represented by Maria Eagle, Louise Ellman, Jane Kennedy, Peter Kilfoyle and Robert Wareing respectively. In Greece it is pronounced "Pezzo.". Liverpool has five parliamentary constituencies: Liverpool Garston, Liverpool Riverside, Liverpool Walton, Liverpool Wavertree and Liverpool West Derby. In some countries, "PYOOzho" ('pjuːʒoʊ) is encountered. Districts of Liverpool include:. In the South of England, it is usually pronounced "PERzho" (IPA 'pɜːʒəʊ), while Americans often used "pooZHO" (IPA puː'ʒoʊ) instead. The buildings of Liverpool not only attract tourists but also film makers, who regularly use Liverpool to double for many cities around the worlds and making it the second most filmed city in the UK.

The common French pronunciation of "Peugeot" is 'pø:ʒo (using the IPA). This has led to a great increase in the provision of high quality services such as Hotels, restaurants and clubs. Peugeot remains a major producer of mopeds on the French market. Tourism is a major factor in the economy and will be of increasing importance in the run up to the Liverpool years as European Capital of Culture. In the late 1980s Peugeot sold the North American rights to the Peugeot bicycle name to ProCycle in Canada (also known as CCM) and the European rights to Cycleurope S.A. Growth in the areas of New Media has been helped by the existence of a relatively large Computer game development community. Perhaps because of being designed to a more robust standard than other French cycles, they were universally regarded as the premium French bicycle, with a price to match. The activities of the port have left the site with a communications infrastructure that had for a long time exceeded requirements.

Peugeot also produced bicycles starting in 1882 in Beaulieu, France (with ten Tour de France wins between 1903 and 1983) followed by motorcycles and cars in 1889. Like the rest of the United Kingdom the city has seen a large growth in service industries and has several major call centres. Peugeot also makes power tools, pepper and salt grinders. The rate of Jobs growth was 9.2% compared with a national average of 4.9% for the same period, 1998-2002. Other Peugeot models have come either second or third in the contest. This compared with 5.8% for inner London and 5.7% for Bristol. Peugeot has produced three winners of the European Car of the Year award. Between 1995 and 2001 GVA per head grew at 6.3% annum.

The 1007 was using this system when it was launched in 2005. The economy of Liverpool is beginning to recover from its long post WWII decline. It was tested with the 4002 concept car. See also List of films made in Liverpool. Peugeot is planning to use a four digit system in the future, with a double zero in the middle. Liverpool appeared in the film 51st State starring Samuel L Jackson and Robert Carlyle. More recently, on the 307 CC and the 607 the button to open the trunk is located in the '0' of the label. The independent media organisation Indymedia also covers Liverpool.

Only later models, like 302 and 402, have this feature. John's Beacon which, along with the two cathedrals, dominates the city's skyline. But the real first models (like the 301, 401 and 601) were not using this "trick". The last two are both based in St. An unsubstantiated explanation for the central '0' is that on early models the number appeared on a plate on the front of the car, with the hole for the starting handle coinciding with the zero. Radio stations include BBC Radio Merseyside, Juice FM and Radio City as well as Magic 1548. Although in 1963 Porsche was forced to change the name of its new 901 coupé to 911, certain Ferraris and Bristols have been allowed to keep their Peugeot-style model numbers. The Daily Post, especially, serves a wider area, including north Wales.

All numbers from 101 to 909 have been deposited as trademarks. The city has two daily newspapers: the Liverpool Daily Post in the morning and the evening Liverpool Echo, both published by the same company, the Trinity Mirror group. This tradition began in 1929 with the launch of the 201. The city fares better with regards to other media. Another exception is certain variants, such as the 206 SW, which is around the size of a 40y car. Mersey Television is owned by All3Media. This general rule has its exceptions, for instance the Peugeot 309 was produced before the Peugeot 306 - the out of step number signified the 309's Simca underpinnings rather than it coming from a Peugeot lineage. Liverpool is the home of the TV production company Mersey Television which formerly produced the now-defunct soap opera, Brookside, and currently produces Hollyoaks for Channel 4 and Grange Hill for the BBC.

Therefore, a Peugeot 406 is bigger and newer than a Peugeot 305. This arrangement has always been controversial locally and one which will likely become more so with the BBC decision to build new national facilities in Manchester, increasing Manchester's influence over regional media. Peugeot names the models of their cars in the x0y format; x describes the size of the car (and hence its class), whereas y describes the model number (the higher the number, the newer the model). The BBC's regional news is also based in Manchester. The company has also been involved in providing engines to Formula One teams, notably Prost for the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons. The ITV region which covers Liverpool is ITV Granada, which based in Manchester. Currently Peugeot have some involvement with the Courage C60 Le Mans racing team, where they are enjoying some success. Because no television broadcasters are based there, Liverpool could be seen as poorly represented in the media when compared with other major UK cities.

It will come back in 2007, with a car powered by a Diesel engine. For a list of some noteworthy groups from the area, consult the list of famous bands from Liverpool. In the 1990s the company raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours race, winning in 1992 and 1993. Liverpool has also played a large part in UK (and sometimes world) Pop Music culture since the 1960s. Peugeot won the grueling Paris Dakar Rally each year from 1987 to 1990. A great many famous names have been associated with Liverpool; for a list, see List of famous people from Liverpool. Until its withdrawal at the end of 2005, Peugeot campaigned the Peugeot 307cc in the World Rally Championship. In 2001 a plan to build new a light rail system, Merseytram, was developed, although after central Government refused to underwrite the project, it was cancelled in November 2005 due to spiralling costs.

The 406 coupes were retired at the end of the year and replaced with the Peugeot 307 - again, uncompetitively - in 2002. A number of other railway lines, such as that from Edge Hill to Kirkdale, no longer see passenger services, or have been removed completely, such as the North Liverpool Extension Line. Unfortunately the 406 coupe was at the end of its product life-cycle and did not prove competitive, despite some flashes of form towards the end of the year, notably when Peugeot's Steve Soper led a race only to suffer engine failure in the last few laps. From 1893 to 1956, the Liverpool docks were served by the Liverpool Overhead Railway. In 2001, Peugeot entered three 406 coupes into the British touring car championship to compete with the dominant Vauxhall Astra coupes. Historically, Liverpool had an extensive tram network; however, this was dismantled in the 1950s. Initially the 406's lack of success was blamed on suspension problems, but it is now clear that the team was underfunded and the engine lacked power on tracks which required straight-line acceleration. The city's main railway station for longer-distance services is Lime Street station.

The British cars were prepared by Prodrive in 1996 where the cars sported red livery, and MSD in 1997-1998 where they wore a distinctive green and gold flame design. It has two lines: the Northern Line, which runs to Southport, Ormskirk, Kirkby and Hunts Cross, and the Wirral Line, which runs through the Mersey Railway Tunnel and has branches to West Kirby, New Brighton, Ellesmere Port and Chester. Throughout the mid-1990s, the Peugeot 406 saloon (called a sedan in some countries) contested touring car championships across the world, enjoying dominant success in France, Germany and Australia, yet failing to win a single race in the highly-regarded British touring car championship despite a number of excellent podium finishes under the command of touring car legend Tim Harvey. The sections in the city centre are mostly underground. The 206 was retired practically unbeaten after several stormingly successful years, and replaced with the comparatively disappointing Peugeot 307cc. Liverpool is served by the Merseyrail railway network. The 206 rally car had a dramatic impact on the world rally championship, vastly outstripping the Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus and Mitsubishi Lancer, cars which had always traditionally dominated the sport. In 2002 716,000 passengers used the Port of Liverpool, with the Isle of Man and Ireland being the two most important passenger routes.

The company has had much success in international rallying, notably with the durable Peugeot 504, highly developed four-wheel-drive turbo-charged versions of the Peugeot 205, and more recently the Peugeot 206. The airport was the starting point for many Beatles tours in the sixties, and image of the boys boarding planes there were seen throughout the world. The company's 2,240 sales through July, 1991 caused the company to pull the plug after 33 years. The airport's logo consists of a sketch that Lennon had drawn of himself, and the words "Above us only sky", lyrics from his song Imagine. US sales faltered, falling to just 4,261 405 and 505 models in 1990. In 2001, Liverpool Airport, situated near Speke in the south of the city, was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in honour of the late Beatle John Lennon. The Talbot name survived for a little longer on commercial vehicles until 1992 before being shelved completely. In fact the song is now played on the ferryboats themselves every time they prepare to dock at Liverpool.

The former was significant, as it signalled the very first time Peugeots would be built in Britain. There is also the Mersey Ferry, made famous by the song Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers. What was to be called the Talbot Arizona became the 309, with the former Rootes and Simca assembly plants in Ryton and Poissy respectively being turned over for Peugeot assembly. There are three tunnels under the River Mersey: one railway tunnel, the Mersey Railway Tunnel, and two road tunnels, Queensway Tunnel and Kingsway Tunnel. In 1986, the company killed off the Talbot brand for passenger cars when it ceased production of the Simca-based Horizon/Alpine/Solara models. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts which was set up by Sir Paul McCartney in 1996, to train artistes and technicians, in the building which formerly housed the Liverpool Institute for Boys. A large number of successful vehicles have followed. The University of Liverpool awarded the first ever Philosophy PhD in Robert Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality to Anthony McWatt in July 2005.

1983 saw the launch of the popular and successful Peugeot 205, which is largely credited for turning things around. The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was founded to address some of the problems created by trade, today it continues as a post graduate school and is one of only two institutions on planet Earth that house the de facto standard anti-venom repository. There were also new Talbots in the early 1980's - the Solara (a saloon version of the Alpine hatchback), the Samba (a small hatchback to replace the Sunbeam) and the Tagora (a large saloon based on Peugeot 505 mechanicals). Liverpool John Moores University is one of the polytechnics given university status in 1992 and is named after the owner of the Littlewoods retail group. The Peugeot takeover of Chrysler Europe had seen the Chrysler Sunbeam, Horizon, Avenger and Alpine ranges rebadged as Talbots. It also has a university college, Edge Hill College of Higher Education, which has re-located to Ormskirk in South-West Lancashire. From then on, the whole Chrysler/Simca range was sold under the Talbot badge until production of passenger cars was shelved in 1986. Liverpool has three universities, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University.

The factories acquired were worn-out and the models outdated, and the resulting investments caused financial problems for the PSA group. Edward's College, a former private high school located in West Derby. The group took over the European division of Chrysler (which were formerly Rootes and Simca), in 1978 as the American auto manufacturer struggled to survive. Another of Liverpool's notable senior schools is St. The joint parent company became the PSA (Peugeot Société Anonyme) group, keeping the separate identities of both brands but sharing engineering and technical resources. Liverpool College[7] is the leading private school. Citroën enthusiasts complain that the company's legendary innovation and flair took a downturn with that acquisition. One of Liverpool important early schools was The Liverpool Blue Coat School was founded in 1708 as a charitable school, it continues today.

In 1974 Peugeot bought a 30% share of Citroën, and took it over completely in 1976 after the French government added large sum of money to the new company. Currently no specific Islamic secondary education is provided. Like many European manufacturers, collaboration with other firms increased; Peugeot worked with Renault from 1966 and Volvo Cars from 1972. In Liverpool primary education is available in various forms supported by the state include secular, Church of England, Islamic, Jewish and Roman Catholic. The company began selling cars in the United States in 1958. Sir Edwin Lutyens is represented by the completed crypt of his projected Metropolitan Cathedral, which was built to a simpler design by Frederick Gibberd. More models followed, many elegantly styled by the Italian design firm of Pininfarina. Architects well represented in Liverpool: Giles Gilbert Scott, Peter Ellis, Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, and John Foster.

1948 saw the company restarting in the car business, with the Peugeot 203. The Anglican Cathedral has the longest nave, largest organ and heaviest and highest peal of bells in the world. The factories were heavily bombed. Amongst its superlatives: Liverpool has the largest panel of stained glass in the world (in Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral), the largest brick building in the world, and the first enclosed integrated dock system in the world. The Second World War saw Peugeot's factories taken over for the German war effort, producing trucks and vans. In 2004 Liverpool's waterfront was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the justification is Liverpool's importance in the development of world trading system and dock technology. Regular production began again in mid-1946, and lasted into 1949. The built environment of Liverpool contains over 2,500 listed buildings (26 Grade I and 85 Grade II*) it is the inheritance of high-minded public spirit since the later 18th century, largely with Dissenter impetus, that has resulted in more public sculpture than in any UK city aside from Westminster, more listed buildings than any city apart from London and, surprisingly, more Georgian houses than the City of Bath.

The 202 was built in series from 1938-1942, and about 20 more examples were built from existing stocks of supplies in February 1945. They won the first Merseyside Derby. The 302 ran from 1936-1938. Everton have won nine league titles and the FA Cup five times, but have been in football's top flight for over 100 years, longer than any other team in the football league. The 402 entered production in 1935 and was produced until the end of 1941, despite France's being occupied by the Nazis. Liverpool are historically the more successful of the two, having won 18 league titles, the European Cup five times and the FA Cup six times. These cars had curvaceous bodies and their headlights stood behind the sloping grille bars. at Anfield.

Three interesting models of the thirties were the 202, 302 and 402. at Goodison Park and Liverpool F.C. In 1933, attempting a revival of fortune, the company unveiled a new, aerodynamically styled range; in the following year, a car with a folding, retractable hardtop was introduced, an idea revived by the Ford Skyliner in the 1950s and Mercedes recently. Liverpool has two Premier League football clubs: Everton F.C. Soon after, the Depression hit; Peugeot sales dived, but the company survived. In light of Liverpool receiving Capital of Culture status, an effort has been created to bring the people of Liverpool together on an online dedicated Liverpool based forum called SpeakLiverpool. It was also the first mass-produced car with independent front suspension. In 2003, Liverpool was awarded status as European Capital of Culture for 2008 and property developer Grosvenor started a £750 million regeneration of part of the city centre.

1929 saw the introduction of the Peugeot 201, the first car to be numbered in what became the Peugeot way -- three digits with a central zero, a registered Peugeot trademark. The city is also home to several successful theatre companies, such as the Everyman & Playhouse and the Unity Theatre [6]. 1926, however, saw the cycle (pedal and motor) business separate to form Cycles Peugeot -- the consistently profitable cycle division seeking to free itself from the rather more boom-and-bust auto business. Also from Liverpool is a writer, poet and author, who lives in Crosby, called John Haines, who uses the pen name Josh Rogan for fiction. Postwar, car production resumed in earnest; the car was becoming no longer just a plaything for the rich but accessible to many. These three poets, sold more than a million copies of their first book of poetry The Liverpool Sound. During the 1914-1918 years Peugeot turned largely to arms production, becoming a major manufacturer of arms and military vehicles, from bicycles to tanks and shells. The city also became well known for the Liverpool poets, of whom Roger McGough and the late Adrian Henri are among the best known.

1916 and 1919 saw repeat wins at Indianapolis. A flourishing orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performs in its own hall, the Philharmonic Hall. By that year, Peugeot produced half of the cars built in France. Despite widespead protest the work remained in place. Their familiarity with the Peugeot engine was the basis of the famed Miller racing engine, which later developed into the Offenhauser, or "Offy" racing engine. It was during this event in 2004 that Yoko Ono's work "My mother is beautiful" caused widespread public protest by exhibiting photographs of a naked woman's pubic area on the main shopping street. When one of the Peugeot racers remained in the United States during World War I and parts could not be acquired from France for the 1914 season, owner Bob Burma had it serviced in the shop of Harry Arminius Miller, by a young mechanic named Fred Offenhauser. The festival generally runs from mid September to late November and comprises three main sections; the International, The Independents and New Contemporaries although many fringe events are timed to coincide.

This design was very influential for racing engines as it featured for the first time DOHC and 4 valves per cylinder providing for high engine speeds, a radical departure from previous racing engines which relied on sheer huge displacement for power. The Liverpool Biennial [5] is a festival of arts held (as the name implies) every two years. This car was powered by a Straight-4 engine designed by Ernest Henry, which had been successful in Grand Prix racing. The Tate Liverpool gallery houses the modern art collection of the Tate in the north of England. 1913 saw a Peugeot driven by Jules Goux winning the Indianapolis 500. Sudley House contains another major collection of pre 20th century art [4]. Peugeot added a motorcycle to its range in 1903, and motorcycles have been built under the Peugeot name ever since. Several pre-Raphaelites are among the important paintings in the Walker Art Gallery.

Further improvements followed; the engine was soon under a hood (bonnet) at the front of the car, instead of hidden underneath, the steering wheel was adopted, and they began to look more like the modern car. Liverpool has a vibrant artistic life. 1896 saw the first Peugeot engines; no longer were they reliant on Daimler. They are noted for their distinctive accent and dialect, called Scouse. The vehicles were still very much horseless carriages in appearance and were steered by tiller. Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as "Liverpudlians" and nicknamed "Scousers", though this term is often (erroneously) used to cover other Merseysiders. Peugeot became the first manufacturer to fit rubber tires to a petrol-powered car that year (solid tires; pneumatic would follow in 1895). For all of this period Liverpool's economy has grown faster than the national average and crime levels have remained lower than most other metropolitan areas in England and Wales, with recorded crime per head in Merseyside comparable to the national average — unusually low for an urban area.

Further cars followed, twenty-nine being built in 1892. A general economic and civic revival has been underway since the mid-nineties. 1890 saw the first such vehicle, powered by a Daimler engine and with four wheels. Capitalising on the popularity of the 1960s pop group The Beatles and other groups of the Merseybeat era, tourism has also become a significant factor in Liverpool's economy. Steam power was heavy and bulky and required lengthy preparation before running, so it was soon abandoned in favor of the petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. In recent years, the city has emphasised its cultural attractions, winning the accolade of European Capital of Culture for 2008. The first Peugeot automobile (a three-wheeled steam-powered car) was produced in 1889, in collaboration with Léon Serpollet. A similar outpouring of grief and shock occurred in 1993 when two year-old James Bulger was killed by two ten year-old boys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, and again over the murders of Kenneth Bigley in 2004 and Anthony Walker in 2005.

Armand Peugeot became very interested in the automobile early on, and after meeting with Gottlieb Daimler and others was convinced of its viability. It has since become clear that South Yorkshire Police made a range of mistakes at the game, though the senior officer in charge of the event retired soon after. Indeed, Peugeot bicycles have been built until very recently, although the car company and bike company parted ways in 1926. In particular this led to strong feeling in Liverpool because it was widely reported in the media that the Liverpool fans were at fault. Armand Peugeot (educated at the Ecole Centrale Paris) introduced the Peugeot "Le Grand Bi" penny-farthing in 1882 and a range of bicycles thereafter. This had a traumatic effect on people in both cities, and resulted in legally imposed changes in the way in which football fans have since been accommodated. Although the Peugeot factory had been in the manufacturing business for some time, their entry into the world of wheeled vehicles was by means of the bicycle. In 1989, 96 Liverpool fans died and many more were severely injured in the Hillsborough disaster at a football game in Sheffield.

. Ultimately this led to 49 of the City's Councillors being removed from office by the unelected District Auditor, for refusing to make staff redundant or remove council services to reduce their spending. Its headquarters are located in Paris, avenue de la Grande Armée. The city council sank heavily into debt, as the City Council fought a campaign to prevent central government from reducing funding for local services. Peugeot's roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. Liverpool City Council was taken over by the far-left wing Militant group during the 1980s, under the de facto leadership of Derek Hatton (although Hatton was formally only Deputy Leader). Peugeot is a major French car brand which is today part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. In 1981 the infamous Toxteth Riots took place, during which, for the first time in the UK outside Northern Ireland, tear gas was used by police against civilians.

VLV. In the early 1980s unemployment rates in Liverpool were amongst the highest in the UK. P4. The 1980s saw Liverpool's fortunes sink to their lowest point. Quark. In 1974, it became a metropolitan district within the newly created metropolitan county of Merseyside. Partner. Historically Liverpool was part of Lancashire, it became a county borough in 1888.

Expert. The advent of containerization meant that Liverpool's docks became largely obsolete. Boxer. From the 1970s onwards Liverpool's docks and traditional manufacturing industries went into sharp decline. 4002, 4007. The city produced the distinctive Merseybeat sound, and, most famously, The Beatles. 1007. In the 1960s Liverpool became a centre of youth culture.

905, 907. Declines in manufacturing and dock activity struck the city particularly hard. 806, 807. By 1985 the population had fallen to 460,000. 601, 604, 605, 607. However, the city has been suffering since the 1950s with the loss of numerous employers. 504, 505. Significant rebuilding followed the war, including massive housing estates and the Seaforth Dock, the largest dock project in Britain.

401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407. John Lennon, one of the founding members of The Beatles, was born in Liverpool during an air-raid on October 9, 1940. 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309. Although 'only' 2,500 people were killed, almost half the homes in the metropolitan area sustained some damage and 11,000 were totally destroyed. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207. During World War II there were eighty air-raids on Merseyside, with an especially concentrated series of raids in May 1941 which interrupted operations at the docks for almost a week. 104, 106, 107. The population of the city exceeded 850,000 in 1930.

In 1884, 1900 and 1929, Eisteddfod were held in Liverpool. Liverpool was also home to a large Welsh population and was sometimes referred to as the Capital of North Wales. Inspired by an old Venetian custom, Liverpool was 'married to the sea' in September 1928. The area of Gerard, Hunter, Lionel and Whale streets, off Scotland Road, was referred to as Little Italy.

Aside from the large Irish community in Liverpool, there were other pockets of cultural diversity. However, it was changed to depart from Southampton instead. The maiden voyage of Titanic was originally planned to depart from Liverpool, as Liverpool was its port of registration and the home of owners White Star Line. Bridget's alleged memoirs, which surfaced in the 1970s, said that Adolf stayed with them in 1912-1913, though this is much disputed and many believe the memoirs to be a forgery.[2] [3].

Adolf Hitler's half-brother Alois and his Irish sister-in-law Bridget Dowling are known to have lived in Upper Stanhope Street in the 1910s. [1]. The formerly independent urban districts of Allerton, Childwall, Little Woolton and Much Woolton were added in 1913, and the parish of Speke added in 1932. During the first part of the 20th century Liverpool continued to expand, pulling in emigrants from Europe.

Liverpool was granted city status in 1880. The last Confederate ship, the CSS Alabama, was built at Birkenhead on the Mersey and the CSS Shenandoah surrendered there. When the American Civil War broke out Liverpool became a hot bed of intrigue. George's Hall, Lime Street Station etc.).

Liverpool expanded significantly in the 19th century and a number of major buildings were constructed (St. By 1851, approximately 25% of the city was Irish-born. During the 1840's, the Irish began arriving by the thousands due to the Great Famine 1845-1849. By the beginning of the 19th century, 40% of the world's trade was passing through the docks at Liverpool.

Liverpool's black community dates from this period and grew rapidly, reaching a population of 10,000 within five years. Substantial profits from the slave trade helped the town grow and prosper. The first wet dock in Britain was built in Liverpool in 1715. In the 18th century, as trade from the West Indies was added to that of Ireland and Europe, Liverpool began to grow.

From that time may be traced the rapid progress of population and commerce, until Liverpool had become the second metropolis of Great Britain. In 1699 Liverpool was made a parish on its own by Act of Parliament, separate from that of Walton-on-the-Hill, with two parish churches. Neither is there any remarkable occurrence recorded of it except the siege of it by Prince Rupert, in the English Civil Wars in 1644, some traces of which were discovered when the foundation of the Liverpool Infirmary was sunk, particularly the marks of the trenches thrown up by the prince, and some cartouches, etc., left behind by the besiegers. From this time until the end of the next century, Liverpool made but a slow progress in the extent of its trade and in the number of its inhabitants.

In 1571 the inhabitants of Liverpool sent a memorial to Queen Elizabeth, praying relief from a subsidy which they thought themselves unable to bear, wherein they styled themselves "her majesty's poor decayed town of Liverpool." Some time towards the close of this reign, Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, on his way to the Isle of Man, stayed at his house at Liverpool called the Tower; at which the corporation erected a handsome hall or seat for him in the church, where he honoured them several times with his presence. A number of battles for the town were waged during the English Civil War, including an eighteen-day siege in 1644. In the middle of the 16th century the population of Liverpool was only around 500, and the port was regarded as subordinate to Chester until the 1650s. For four centuries, Liverpool was relatively unimportant.

Initially it served as a dispatch point for troops sent to Ireland, soon after Liverpool Castle was built, which was removed in 1726. It is thought that the king wanted a port in the district that was free from the control of the earl of Chester. The origins of the city are usually dated from August 1207 when letters patent were issued by King John advertising the establishment of a new borough at Liverpool, and inviting settlers to come and take up holdings there. Other origins of the name have been suggested, including 'elverpool', a reference to the large number of eels in the Mersey.

In 1190 the place was known as 'Liuerpul', meaning a pool or creek with muddy water. .
. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.

The city's urban area runs directly into Bootle and Crosby in Sefton, Huyton and Prescot in Knowsley. Liverpool has a varied topography being built across a ridge of hills rising up to a height of around 70 metres above sea-level at Everton Hill. Liverpool is situated along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, with the city centre located about 5 miles inland from the Irish Sea. Liverpool is Great Britain's 5th-biggest city.

Liverpool is one of England's core cities. In the year 2008, Liverpool will hold the European Capital of Culture title. and Liverpool F.C. In sporting terms, it is home to the internationally-known football clubs Everton F.C.

Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still internationally famous as a port. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026. The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councils within the Metropolitan county of Merseyside. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England.

Walton, Wavertree, West Derby, Woolton. Toxteth, Tuebrook. St Michael's Hamlet, Sefton Park, Speke, Stoneycroft. Old Swan.

Netherley, Norris Green. Mossley Hill. Kirkdale, Knotty Ash. Kensington.

Hunts Cross. Garston, Gateacre, Grassendale. Fairfield, Fazakerley. Edge Hill, Everton.

Dingle. Childwall, Clubmoor, Cressington, Croxteth. Broadgreen. Aigburth, Allerton, Anfield.

The 51st State (2002). Revengers Tragedy (2002). Going Off Big Time (2000). Liam (2000).

Three Businessmen (1999). Rich Deceiver (1995). An Awfully Big Adventure (1995). Priest (1994).

Dark Summer (1994). Blood on the Dole (1994). The Bullion Boys (1993). The Long Day Closes (1992).

Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990). Shirley Valentine (1989). The Fruit Machine (1988). Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988).

No Surrender (1985). Letter to Brezhnev (1985). Educating Rita (1983) (Filmed in Dublin). Gumshoe (1971) starring Albert Finney.

The Reckoning (1969). Ferry 'Cross The Mersey (1965) Gerry & The Pacemakers. Beyond This Place (1959). Violent Playground (1958).

The Magnet (1950) filmed in New Brighton & Liverpool. Waterfront (1949). Penny Paradise (1938). The Arrest of Goudie (1901) arguably the world's first filmed crime reconstruction by Mitchell and Kenyon.

Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas the seafarers church and Liverpool parish church. Church of St Luke, Liverpool. Princes Road Synagogue. Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Roman Catholic),.

Liverpool Cathedral (Anglican). Gustav Adolfus Kyrka The Swedish Seamen's Church. Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas. Unity.

Royal Court. The Playhouse. Philharmonic Hall. Neptune.

Everyman. Empire. Williamson's tunnels. William Brown Library.

Wellington's Column. Walker Art Gallery. Town-Hall. The Beatles Story.

Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse. St George’s Hall. Quiggins. Port of Liverpool Building.

Pier Head. The Philharmonic Dining Rooms. Oriel Chambers design by Peter Ellis. Museum of Liverpool Life.

Merseyside Maritime Museum. Liverpool University. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Liverpool John Moores University.

Royal Liver Building. Lime Street Station. Cunard Building. Cast Iron Shore.

Bluecoat Arts Centre. Albert Dock.