Scouser facts for kids
Scouser is a denonym for a resident of the city of Liverpool. Sometimes, people in Birkenhead are called "true Scousers". Most people also have the Scouse accent.
Images for kids
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Liverpool in 1680, the earliest known image of Liverpool.
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Inaugural journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830, the first-ever commercial railway line.
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Lime Street, Liverpool, in the 1890s, St.George's Hall to the left, Great North Western Hotel to the right, Walker Art Gallery and Sessions House in the background. Statues of Prince Albert, Disraeli, Queen Victoria and Wellington's Column in the middle ground.
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Liverpool was the port of registry of the ill-fated ocean liner Titanic. The ship sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, with the loss of 1,517 lives (including numerous Liverpudlians). A Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the Titanic is located on the city's waterfront.
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The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the first such school in the world
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Oriel Chambers, the first "modern" building in the world
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The late Georgian Liverpool Town Hall
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Satellite imagery showing Liverpool Bay, Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area
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Chinatown Gate, Chinatown, Liverpool
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The Al-Rahma Mosque in the Toxteth area of Liverpool
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Apartment buildings within Liverpool's new commercial district
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Liverpool One has helped move the city into the top five retail destinations in the UK
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Liverpool's Three Graces, the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building at the Pier Head
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The Albert Dock contains the UK's largest collection of Grade I listed buildings as well as being the most visited multi-use attraction outside London
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Bluecoat Chambers, the oldest building in Liverpool city centre
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Victoria Street like many streets in the city centre is lined with dozens of listed buildings
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The neo-classical St George's Hall
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Speke Hall Tudor manor house is one of Liverpool's oldest buildings
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Liverpool Cathedral is regarded as one of the greatest buildings of the twentieth century and is one of the largest church buildings in the world
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The Wallasey entrance to the Kingsway Tunnel. Liverpool's skyline is visible in the background
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Liverpool Lime Street Station
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport terminal building
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The Merseyrail network has extensive underground sections within the city centre. Liverpool Central is the UK's busiest underground station outside London
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MV Royal Iris of the Mersey is one of three ferries that provide cross river services between Liverpool and the Wirral
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The Beatles statue in their home city Liverpool. The group are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in popular music.
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Philharmonic Hall, home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
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William Brown Street, also known as the Cultural Quarter is a World Heritage Site consisting of the World Museum, Central Library, Picton Reading Room and Walker Art Gallery
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Nelson Monument at Exchange Flags. The other British hero of the Napoleonic Wars is commemorated in Wellington's Column
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The Empire Theatre has the largest two-tier auditorium in the UK
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University of Liverpool's Victoria Building
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Liverpool John Moores University's James Parsons Building
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Liverpool Community College's Arts Centre
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The Merseyside derby is the football match between the two biggest clubs in the city, Liverpool in red and Everton in blue.
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The M&S Bank Arena hosts numerous sporting events and was formerly the home of British Basketball League team, the Mersey Tigers
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Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C.
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Radio City Tower, home to Radio City and a number of subsidiary stations
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