Liverpool
Liverpool Liverpool is Britain’s fifth city and one of the busiest ports in the world. The arts and sport flourish here, and the city is especially renowned for its two football clubs: Everton FC and Liverpool FC. Liverpool has so much to offer that there is always something for everyone. History Originally thought to have started life as a barley farm, King John in 1207 established the settlement as a Royal Borough. By 1235 the Church of St Nicholas and Liverpool Castle had been built, surrounded by seven small streets; these mediaeval streets have survived to the present day and can be found around the Town Hall in the city centre. During the next five centuries the borough remained a backwater with very little commercial progress. In 1715 the first dock was built and overseas markets established. The city was renowned for its spice, sugar and tobacco trades, and for dominating the slave trade until its abolition in 1807. Today, the story of this legacy can be found in the Transatlantic Slavery Exhibition at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. In the 1960s, following a period of decline, new docks were opened and the Beatles phenomenon came along. This period also saw the completion of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The next two decades saw a decline, but a regeneration program in the 1990s turned things around and Liverpool today is a progressive thriving city with modern structures mixed with Victorian architecture. What to See & Do in Liverpool