Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is the tenth largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom.
In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean liners RMS Titanic, RMS Lusitania, RMS Queen Mary and RMS Olympic.
In 2019, Liverpool was the fifth most visited UK city. It is noted for its culture, architecture and transport links. The city is closely associated with the arts, especially music; the popularity of the Beatles, widely regarded as the most influential band of all time, led to it becoming a tourist destination.
Natives of Liverpool, and some longtime residents, are formally referred to as Liverpudlians but are often called Scousers in reference to Scouse, a local stew made popular by sailors in the city, which is also the most common name for the local accent and dialect.
These amazing black and white photos were taken by
David Sinclair that show what Liverpool looked like in the 1980s.
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| Athol St |
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| Back of Great Homer St |
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| Berni Inn, Pier Head |
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| Birds Eye, Kirkby |
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| Birkenhead Kwik Save and Iceland |
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| Birkenhead |
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| Boys on Grifters, Vauxhall |
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| Boys on rubble |
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| Boys with loaves |
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| Braddocks swing |
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| Car boot sale |
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| Chucking rock in Leeds Liverpool Canal |
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| Church Rd, Walton |
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| Claudia St |
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| Coal collector, Formby |
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| Cortina and Capri on Love Lane |
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| Croxteth |
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| Demolished flats, Vauxhall |
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| Dingle footy |
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| Dingle gas, Grafton Street |
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| Everton Brow |
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| Everton council flats |
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| Everton park |
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| Five Vauxhall kids |
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| Fontenoy Gardens |
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| Four boys on Beetle, Vauxhall Rd area |
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| Granby St |
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| Gypsy kids on the Dock Road |
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| Kid in Belmont Rd flea market |
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| Leeds Liverpool Canal |
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| Lightbody St |
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| Liverpool Town Centre |
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| Mk3 Cortina outside the Merseybeat, Dingle |
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| Mobi in Kirkby |
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| Mobile shop, Croxteth |
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| Nine Dingle lads |
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| Old cars off Scotty |
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| People's Festival |
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| Piggeries shortly before demolition |
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| Piggeries |
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| Queens Arms, Old Swan |
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| Radcliffe estate |
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| Radio 1 at Pier Head |
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| Sefton Park pirate ship |
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| Shipbreaking at Garston |
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| Six boys on rubble |
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| St Anthony's on Scotty Rd |
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| St Georges, Everton |
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| St Oswalds, Old Swan |
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| The Flying Picket |
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| Trinity Vaults on the corner of Athol St and Latimer St |
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| Two boys at Bronte |
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| Two kids smiling |
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| Vauxhall Rd |
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| Walton |
(Photo ©. David Sinclair)
It was dump during the 60s, the 80s, and still is a dump.
ReplyDeleteLike most places during those years. Today is a different story.
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