In 1960, Liverpool became home to one of the city’s most famous exports, The Beatles. The city became the centre of ‘The Mersey Beat’, thanks to The Cavern Club that opened in 1957. You can read all about the history of The Cavern Club, dubbed, ‘the most famous club in the world’, on our blog …
The Welsh name for Liverpool is Lerpwl, from a former English local form Leerpool. This is a reduction of the form “Leverpool” with the loss of the intervocalic [v] (seen in other English names and words e.g. Daventry (Northamptonshire) > Danetry, never-do-well > ne’er-do-well). What is Liverpool also called? Where does the name ‘Liverpool’ come …
Liverpool is a city where music is our lifeblood. Thanks to The Beatles Liverpool and music are synonymous but the city has a rich and diverse music history that reaches back to the 18th century, and the city’s development as one of the world’s great ports. Is Liverpool the music capital? The school brings talent …
27 Liverpool bands and musicians that have shaped our city forever 1 – The Beatles. 2 – Gerry and the Pacemakers. 3 – Elvis Costello. 4 – The Real Thing. 5 – Deaf School. 6 – Big in Japan. 7 – Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark. 8 – The Teardrop Explodes. What famous band came …
“We have a relationship with the town of Liverpool because a lot of Norwegian sailors were based in Liverpool during the war.” In fact, the word ‘Scouser’ comes from a Norwegian food called ‘lobscouse’ – a stew eaten by Norwegian sailors that the Liverpudlians also developed a taste for. Why are there so many Norwegian …
Scouse (/skaʊs/; formally known as Liverpool English or Merseyside English) is an accent and dialect of English associated with Liverpool and the surrounding county of Merseyside. Why is Liverpool accent called Scouse? The traditional explanation is that scouse is a contraction of ‘lobscouse’, which was a type of stew (Norwegian in origin), once popular among …
Liverpool gangster James “Pancake” Taylor masterminded an “underworld” revenge attack on an amateur boxer who knocked him out in a prison brawl. He enlisted two cronies to help him carry out the vicious armed attack on Lee Siner at a city centre kebab house. Who is the biggest crime family in Liverpool? Whitney Gang The …
These are some highly rated dance clubs in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom: Santa Chupitos (4.5/5) Big Hands (4/5) Alma De Cuba (4/5) The Peacock (3/5) Panacea Manchester (3/5) Where do celebrities go out in Liverpool? It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that Castle Street has become the preferred hangout for celebrities visiting Liverpool. Abbey Clancy has …
Can you buy “The Sun” in Liverpool? Yes you can unfortunately. Some newsagents still sell it and some chains like WH Smiths and some but not all supermarkets sell some copies. Is The Sun newspaper sold in Liverpool? For decades, Liverpool fans – and those who live in the city, or are affiliated with either …
The traditional explanation is that scouse is a contraction of ‘lobscouse’, which was a type of stew (Norwegian in origin), once popular among sailors, and is still eaten in Liverpool today. Why do people from Liverpool get called scouse? Liverpool was the premier port of Great Britain in the nineteenth century. A popular dish with …
