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The Borough of Liverpool was founded
by King John in 1207, but Liverpool
remained a small Town for many
centuries.
The early 1700s saw the Town and Port
expand rapidly through Trade with the
West Indies and Far East.
The 4 Star Titanic Hotel is one
mile north of Liverpool centre at
Stanley Dock, in a converted rum
warehouse from 1855, converted to a
hotel in 2014, Website
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1815 - the first powered Mersey
Ferries began crossing between
Liverpool and the Wirral Peninsula.
1816 - the 127 mile long Liverpool to
Leeds Canal
opened taking boats up to 62 feet in
length.
1892 - Liverpool
Football Club was founded, becoming
one of the most successful clubs in
Europe by the 1970s.
1830s - the 34 mile long Liverpool and
Manchester Railway
opened, connecting these two main
northern Cities.
1839 - the first Grand
National horse race is run at the
Aintree track.
1839 - Samuel
Cunard begins the first Steamship
Mail Company operating Paddle Steamers on
the Liverpool to Halifax and Boston
route.
1894 - the 36 mile long Liverpool to
Manchester Canal
opened taking ships up to 600ft long.
1907 - the Port of
Liverpool Building is completed at
the Pier Head with its distinctive
central dome to serve as the headquarters
of the Mersey Docks.
1907 - the 787ft long liners Lusitania
and Mauritania began operating between
Liverpool and New York, being two of the
largest and fastest ships of their time,
operating at the height of emigration
from Europe to the US.
1911 - the Royal Liver
Building is completed at the Pier
Head with its notable 322ft high twin
towers. This Building serves as the head
office for the Royal Liver Assurance.
1917 - the Cunard
Building is completed next to the
Liver Building to serve as headquarters
for the Cunard Steamship Company.
These three Buildings are now known as
The Three Graces.
1960 - The
Beatles band are formed in Liverpool,
becoming one of the top bands of all
time. Tourists from all over the world
visit Liverpool to view the locations
they first played, and wrote many of
their songs about.
1967 - the modern style Liverpool
MetropolitanCathedral
is completed as the top Catholic Church
in Liverpool. The City has a large
population of Irish Roman Catholics.
1972 - the historic Albert
Dock at Liverpool is closed.
1978 - the huge Liverpool
Cathedral is completed as a
Protestant Church of England, the largest
Cathedral in the UK by volume.
1980s - work begins to transform the
Albert Dock into Apartments, Shops, and
Museums.
1980s - the Merseyside
Maritime Museum is opened and
expanded at the Albert Dock, covering the
Transatlantic Slave Trade, Emigration and
the Famous Liners, Merchant Navy, and the
RMS Titanic.
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