Liverpool's Historic Docks

Dan Snow's History Hit

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4.7 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Just 17 years after Liverpool’s historic waterfront was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the city was stripped of its prestigious status.

The UN's heritage body said it made the decision because of “irreversible” damage to the city’s cultural value after years of development, including a planned £500m stadium for Everton football club. Historian and Liverpool local, Mike Royden, joins Dan on the podcast to talk us through the history of the city and its iconic waterfront, with its collection of quays, warehouses and grand shipping institutions built in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. They discuss how Liverpool grew to be one of the England’s busiest and richest ports, the affects of the Blitz, and what the future may look like for the area.

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0:00.0	Have a welcome, Dinosaur's History Hit. Liverpool is in trouble because it has lost its UNESCO World
0:04.8	Heritage Site status for its wonderful historic sea front, that fantastic stretch iconic buildings
0:11.7	on the east side of the Mersey. Liverpool, once one of the greatest ports in the world,
0:17.3	now just one of the greatest cities ever, is endlessly fascinating. It's a place with a
0:22.0	particular character, a particular history, and it's worth talking about. We've thought about Liverpool
0:25.6	on the podcast before several times. You've been to Western approaches, you've done other stories
0:29.6	there. We've looked at underground catacombs beneath Liverpool itself, but this time,
0:35.0	we'll talk about the history of the docks and why this current fight is going on, what it means,
0:39.6	and what as fans of history of archaeology have the built heritage environment, we still feel about
0:44.3	it. And I've got the best person to ever talk about it. I've got Mike Roiden. He's been writing
0:49.6	history about Liverpool Mersey's side for years and years, particularly Mersey's side at war,
0:53.5	was probably his best known book, 1999-45. It's great to have him on the pod to talk about these
0:59.2	tricky issues. And of course that wonderful city and its fantastic waterfront. Before we talk
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