| What is merseyEngravings? |
| This site
presents scenes from 18th century Liverpool taken
from the book |
| Liverpool
as it was during the Last Quarter of the
Eighteenth Century, by Richard Brook, Pub.
by J. Mawdsley and Son, Liverpool, 1853 |
| together with
early 19th century scenes and commentary taken
from the book |
| Lancashire
Illustrated, S. Austin, by J. Harwood and G.
and C. Pyne, Pub. by Fisher, Son and Jackson,
London, 1831 |
| merseyEngravings
is an amazing resource that will fascinate anyone
remotely interested in local history. It gives a
vivid impression of the appearance of the city
and surrounding region 200 years ago and how it
was perceived by a contemporary writer. Liverpool
is often touted as an architectural showcase, but
be prepared to experience regret that so many
wonderful buildings have been lost. |
| Engravings |
Liverpool Docks
and Waterfront
Liverpool Town Centre
Liverpool
Churches
Outlying Areas |
| Copyright
Info |
| The books
consulted are available at Google Books. As far as I am aware,
these old books are out of copyright. Moreover, allertonOak,
which is completely non-commercial, uses only
small sized copies of images and a small
proportion of the total text. allertonOak
does not provide any other parties with any
rights to make copies of this material. If anyone
has any objections on copyright grounds to this
usage, please let me know via the allertonOak home page. I would hope that the
benefit to the general public of having this
hugely interesting information presented
non-commercially in this convenient format would
be taken into consideration. |
| Other
Info |
| The site is
best viewed at a minimum of 1024x768 pixels
resolution with a broadband connection or
equivalent. |
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