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Walks Through
History: Liverpool
David Lewis
Walks Through History: Liverpool is a celebration
of the beauty and poetry of the city, the unexpected
streets and places encountered and the restless urban
landscape. This book of Liverpool walks is a guidebook
to the city’s odd corners and a practical handbook
of urban exploration.
Nearly eight centuries of history have left their
mark on Liverpool in street names and stories, from
the breezy hill at Everton and the salty industry
of the docks, to the grandeur of the city centre
and the wide green spaces of Sefton Park. Exploring
the city on foot shows us things invisible to the
bus passenger hurrying to work; cast-iron street
lamps on cobbled back streets, ornate fountains,
quiet pubs, crumbling Gothic churches and mediaeval
stonework.
In this book there are walks finding the hidden history
and architecture of the city centre, family walks
through Liverpool’s wealth of parks and gardens,
and journeys through the older industrial city for
the serious urban explorer. Detailed directions are
given, along with bus and train routes to and from
the walks, convenient stopping or resting places,
and suggested diversions or alternatives.
The book is sure to appeal to locals and tourists
alike.
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