Quirky Liverpool
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2026
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
9781398126152 (ISBN)
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
9781398126152 (ISBN)
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A celebration of Liverpool’s individual and often strange history – from eccentric characters to odd events and places.
Liverpool’s rise to become a major city in England is linked to its growth as a port. In the eighteenth-century Liverpool became the leading port in the transatlantic slave trade as well as a major route for the textiles entering and leaving the country. Large numbers of emigrants and immigrants passed through Liverpool and the industrialised Victorian Liverpool was one of the wealthiest cities in Britain, despite also having areas of great poverty. Despite industrial decline after the Second World War, Liverpool is a commercial and cultural hub today, attracting many to the regenerated city. In Quirky Liverpool author Ken Pye delves into lesser known but fascinating tales from Liverpool’s past. In this book, readers will find stories of General Tom Thumb and King Kong in Liverpool; St John’s Boneyard under the flowers; the real Eleanor Rigby; the Great Bang on the Mersey; the Bird Man of Speke; the world largest theatre and the diving horses; floating baths and much, much more.
Quirky Liverpool celebrates the unusual and often strange history of Liverpool and its characters over the years. This fascinating insight into Liverpool will be of interest to all those who want to know more about the city’s quirky history.
Liverpool’s rise to become a major city in England is linked to its growth as a port. In the eighteenth-century Liverpool became the leading port in the transatlantic slave trade as well as a major route for the textiles entering and leaving the country. Large numbers of emigrants and immigrants passed through Liverpool and the industrialised Victorian Liverpool was one of the wealthiest cities in Britain, despite also having areas of great poverty. Despite industrial decline after the Second World War, Liverpool is a commercial and cultural hub today, attracting many to the regenerated city. In Quirky Liverpool author Ken Pye delves into lesser known but fascinating tales from Liverpool’s past. In this book, readers will find stories of General Tom Thumb and King Kong in Liverpool; St John’s Boneyard under the flowers; the real Eleanor Rigby; the Great Bang on the Mersey; the Bird Man of Speke; the world largest theatre and the diving horses; floating baths and much, much more.
Quirky Liverpool celebrates the unusual and often strange history of Liverpool and its characters over the years. This fascinating insight into Liverpool will be of interest to all those who want to know more about the city’s quirky history.
Ken Pye is the author of a number of books, and produced the Discover Liverpool series of DVD documentaries. He is a regular contributor to magazines, journals, newspapers, and television, and is the official local historian for Radio City in Liverpool (420,000 listeners per week = 2,500 per hour). He broadcasts on BBC Radio Merseyside (317,000 listeners per week = 1,886 per hour) on a weekly basis, and gives around ten local history lectures every month, as well as operating four tours per week for tourists. He is an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool Hope University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A Scouser born and bred, Ken still lives in his home town, Liverpool.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.9.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Quirky |
| Zusatzinfo | 100 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Chalford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781398126152 / 9781398126152 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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