Snooze, Liverpool’s most
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City Centre
There is far too much to
write about the City Centre to fit on this page, look on Visit Liverpool or the
Council websites for info on tourist attractions in the city. It has been said that Liverpool is the most
vibrant city in Europe and Carl Jung described it as the “Pool of Life”. Certainly this rejuvenated city is a very
pleasant size – big enough to keep you occupied for days as a tourist but small
enough to walk from one side to the other without getting footsore. Here’s a few pics to challenge the image of
decay the city had in the 20th Century when the city faced a
freefall decline from its once-great status as the Empire’s second city. During that time we endured the largest
tonnage of bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on any city outside London and the
largest death toll outside London, the huge loss of jobs to containerisation of
the docks and the savagery of the fighting between Mayor Derek Hatton and Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher. Enough self
pity! I can only say that you’ll find
Scousers will live up to their reputation as friendly, fun, music loving, and
passionate about football and their pride in the city. We had that pride when we had nothing else
so imagine what its like now…..
The
Liverpool – Manchester line was the first proper passenger line ever (Stephenson’s
Rocket won the trials in 1829 for the contract to pull the first passenger
train along this very line which was opened in 1830) and Lime Street Station
was the for-runner of St Pancras station in London. St Georges Hall here gives a hint of the architecture of this
city which was the greatest port in the largest empire the world has ever
seen. Wealth was derived from the evil
slavery trade and by exporting and importing “other goods” e.g from the industrial revolution heartlands of Lancashire
and even Birmingham to the British Empire.
Some of this wealth was used to create the finest architecture outside
of London.
Food & Drink
http://www.larklane.com/completelist/listall.htm
Nearby to Snooze there
are plenty of Pubs, Bars, Takeaways and a couple of Restaurants all within
walking distance. Whilst most of our guests prefer to visit the City Centre,
there are also a few of Liverpool’s hidden gems nearby, Lark Lane being our
favourite. Less than 2 miles away, Lark Lane has over 20 independent
restaurants and has a very unique character. Also nearby is Allerton &
Smithdown Road again with plenty of independent restaurants and their own
unique character.
Park Space
http://www.seftonparkliverpool.info/
Sefton Park is one
of the largest parks in England and is Liverpool’s busiest and most beautiful
park, which Lark Lane (see above) leads onto. It has just been renovated like
so much of the city and had some £14m spent on it. Has a large lake and 2 small “rivers” (upper and lower Jordan)
running right through. Great for a BBQ in the summer, or a walk all year round.
Sefton Park is about a mile from Snooze.
In the NE corner of the park you’ll find, next to a Victorian Iron
Bridge, a delightful place called the “Fairy Glen” both famous meeting points
for Liverpool Lovers.
Sports
Wavertree
Park is called “The Mystery” or “the Mizzy” because it was donated to the
council by a mystery benefactor with the proviso that it should only be used as
a children’s play ground hence its old name as Wavertree Playground. It’s just behind Snooze and it’s great for a short walk or jog. It now contains Wavertree Sports Park
Olympic Training Village and has an Olympic sized pool, Athletics and Tennis
indoor and outdoor centres with 5- and 11- a-side pitches for football (that’s
soccer for people from the USA). The facilities are available to the public
most of the time.
Our 2 Cathedrals
Catholic and Protestant
Each
has a totally unique atmosphere and each has its own accolades. I leave you to guess which one has the
largest and highest bells in the world and which one was financed by local door
to door collections. One of the best
views of Liverpool is from the top of the Anglican – reached partly by lift and
partly by stairs.
http://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/
http://www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk
To
date Liverpool has never been the target of terrorist attacks even though in
the early part of the 20th century fighting between Catholics and Protestants
was commonplace dividing even Everton and Liverpool football clubs. Perhaps the name of the street leading from
one cathedral to the other holds the key – HOPE. Last winter a green laser beam formed a Ray of Hope along Hope
Street between the 2 cathedrals.
The Albert Dock http://www.albertdock.com/
Liverpool
was originally built as a castle and naval base in the 12th century
but it only came to prominence when it built the first dock in history. The wall of this dock can be viewed through
glass paving in Liverpool 1 shopping centre.
The Albert dock was built by Hartley and is the largest collection of
grade one listed buildings in the Uk.
The Philharmonic Hall
