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Category: Liverpool

Kingston Down Brooch

The Kingston Down brooch dates from between 600 to 625 A.D. This is one of the finest Anglo-Saxon brooches ever … More

Anglo-Saxon Jewellry, Kingston Down Brooch, Liverpool Museum

Views of Liverpool (2)

Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside Maritime Museum

Edmund Gardner

The Edmund Gardner is one of three large pilot cutters built for the Mersey docks and Harbour board in the … More

Edmund Gardner, Liverpool, Merseyside Maritime Museum

Liverpool Overhead Railway (2)

Some posters associated with the Liverpool Overhead Railway including the notice of closure from 1956. These and many other items … More

Liverpool, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Museum of Liverpool

Views of Liverpool (1)

Liverpool, Liverpool Museum

Liverpool Overhead Railway

The Liverpool overhead railway ran the entire length of the dock front in Liverpool. It was referred to locally as … More

Liverpool, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Museum of Liverpool

Dionysos

This statue is of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, theatre and vegetation. He can be identified by the fact … More

Dionysos, Liverpool, Liverpool Museum

Liver Birds

The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. It’s use dates from the Middle Ages and it … More

LIver Bird, Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool

Lion

The Lion is one of the UK’s earliest railway locomotives, built at Leeds in 1838 for the Liverpool & Manchester … More

Lion, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Museum of Liverpool

KIngston Down Brooch

The Kingston Down brooch dates from between 600 to 625 A.D. This is one of the finest Anglo-Saxon brooches ever … More

Anglo-Saxon Jewellry, Kingston Down Brooch, Liverpool Museum

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