Liverpool

Nursing Homes near Liverpool

Merseyside

Approximate Population: 469,017

There is much about Liverpool that most people will be aware of: the port; the Beatles; the inalienable right of all Scousers to consider themselves comedians – often justifiably; and the two great football teams (Liverpool and Everton, though Bill Shankly thought it was Liverpool and their reserves). But there is a lot about the city that will really surprise visitors.

King John gave Liverpool its first Charter in 1207, and for several centuries it remained a minor settlement. But as West Indies and American trade surged it became more and more important, until at one point early in the 19th century some 40 per cent of world trade is said to have passed through it. Part of that trade was the shameful slaving that began in 1700 when the vessel Liverpool Merchant sold a cargo of 220 people in Barbados, a phase of its history commemorated at the International Slavery Museum in the docks.

The significance of the port of Liverpool is reflected in its recognition as a World Heritage Site, and anyone visiting the now celebrated Albert Dock complex will see why. As a port Liverpool became a cosmopolitan place, something still seen in its ethnically diverse population of a little over a million in the city and suburbs. It had the first Black community in England and the first Chinese community in Europe – more than 2 per cent of Liverpudlians are of Chinese origin even today, and it doesn‚t take much effort to find great ethnic cuisine in the city. Perhaps it is that creative blend of cultures and traditions that made Liverpool such a creative hive.

Nursing Homes near Liverpool Merseyside