Liverpool

Question 1

Liverpool 18th/19th century?

Answer 1

1major port

Question 2

Liverpool 1960s

Answer 2

Leader of popular culture
eg. The Beatles

Question 3

Liverpool 1980s

Answer 3

Area of social and economic deprivation

Question 4

Why did Liverpool need rebranding?

Answer 4

-industrial decline from port
-economic and social deprivation
-race riots 1981 (Toxteth riots) dominated newspaper headlines

Question 5

% unemployed in Liverpool in 1980s

Answer 5

20%

Question 6

What did the Albert Dock development aim to do ?

Answer 6

-reimagine the city’s industrial heritage through culture

Question 7

What did the Merseyside development corporation do?

Answer 7

-reclaimed 4km2 of derelict land
-1000s of jobs created
-news homes

Question 8

What infrastructural developments took place in Albert Docks?

Answer 8

Exterior of warehouses remained the same
Interior transformed
Developments included: Merseyside Maritime Museums, Tate Liverpool, Beatles Story

Question 9

How many tourists a year visit the Albert docks?

Answer 9

6 million

Question 10

What was Liverpool awarded in 2003?

Answer 10

European Capital of Culture

Question 11

What did the investment from the award lead to in 2008?

Answer 11

7000 cultural events
£800 million investment

Question 12

How much did the Liverpool one shopping centre cost?

Answer 12

£1 billion

Question 13

How much land was developed from the Liverpool one shopping centre?

Answer 13

17 ha

Question 14

What was the Liverpool one?

Answer 14

Shopping centre
One of the largest flagship regeneration projects

Question 15

What did the Liverpool one involve?

Answer 15

160 stores
600 residential units

Question 16

How has the rope walks area changed overtime?

Answer 16

18th century houses built for wealthy merchants
20th century experienced decline

Question 17

What has the rope walks area developed into?

Answer 17

Liverpools night life and creative industries

Question 18

How have stakeholders developed the rope walks area?

Answer 18

Urban splash + Liverpool vision habe worked to refurbish historic and listed buildings

Question 19

Public and private sector investment

Answer 19

Attracted £4 billion for regeneration
Public: Liverpool City Council + North West Regional Development Agency
Private: JP Morgan. Barclays Wealth Management

Question 20

Opposition to regeneration

Answer 20

Nearby inner city districts eg. Everton where there is widespread poverty
Residents felt little of the city centre investment would reach them

Question 21

Overall outcomes

Answer 21

Rival competitors eg. Manchester
Retained distinctive cultural + maritime character

Question 22

Tourism now in Liverpool

Answer 22

8-10 million tourists a year
One of the 10 most visited destinations in uk