Liverpool

What Happened To Liverpool’S Docks During The Recession?

Once the great port of the British Empire, Liverpool lost 80,000 jobs between 1972 and 1982 as the docks closed and its manufacturing sector shrank by 50%. What caused the decline of Liverpool? From the mid-twentieth century, Liverpool’s docks and traditional manufacturing industries went into sharp decline, with the advent of containerisation making the city’s …

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