Has there ever been a time team dig on Merseyside? Various published sources suggest there should be an appreciable bit of Viking history and wealth buried in the area.
Yes there should be. Try the library for a book called Liverpool The First 1,000 Years by,Lady Arabella McIntyre-Brown & Guy Woodland, Garlic press, ISBN 1-904099-00-9
Only got a chip due to people sniping all the time. Makes a change SHAMELESS being set in Manchester and not Liverpool. (Mud sticks,we all get tarred with the same brush, no smoke without flames etc.etc. dont cha know old fruit)
Taken from Liverpool the first 1,000yrs. But come the end of the 19th century, Liverpool was one of the greatest trading cities on earth, was home to brilliant pioneers, inventors, entrepeneures and reformers.
In the 1960s Liverpool was one of the coolest cities on the planet; home of The Beatles, it was THE place to be.
So how, by the early 1980s did Liverpool become the pariah city of Britain? The city's reputation had been flipped from positive to negative in a few years. How come people only remember the riots, strikes and millitant politics and not the great world city? by Liverpool University and Garlic press.
seems it only went bad for Liverpool when Thatcher came to power.
Originally posted by humus: Boys play nice or mr spank will pay a visit to bot bot land (think i got the quote right?)
Taken from Liverpool the first 1,000yrs. But come the end of the 19th century, Liverpool was one of the greatest trading cities on earth, was home to brilliant pioneers, inventors, entrepeneures and reformers.
In the 1960s Liverpool was one of the coolest cities on the planet; home of The Beatles, it was THE place to be.
So how, by the early 1980s did Liverpool become the pariah city of Britain? The city's reputation had been flipped from positive to negative in a few years. How come people only remember the riots, strikes and millitant politics and not the great world city? by Liverpool University and Garlic press.
seems it only went bad for Liverpool when Thatcher came to power.
you forgot 'and home to the most successful football club in Britain'
With a history such as Liverpool's, both past and present, it is quite unnecessary to prove anything. The proof is in the pudding. It has been, and still is, a great City.
Nervatrajan, More is written and in evidence about the Viking period on the Wirral side of the river than Liverpool. However, amongst the many superb books written on historical Liverpool, one stands out in my memory. I cannot remember the author, but it was all about the city's numerous tunnels. It is honeycombed with them, including the escape tunnels from the Castle heading towards the river. One tunnel goes from Scotland Rd onto the Gladstone dock and is utilised for mains cables. Recently in the Wirral, around 80 sandstone blocks 4ft long by 2ft wide by 2ft deep were unearthed during escavation. They lie on the side of the Rd, no one is interested. Broken Roman pottery has been found on the surface of a lane in Bidston village. No one is interested. I find it all quite incredible. An Archaeologist is as rare in the Wirral as an electric fire in an Igloo. The Wirral council consistantly promise to create a full time Archaeological team, but as with most political promises, it never materialises. You may find the following of interest. Click here
I just signed up to this forum to ask if anyone knows of a Time team involvement in the dig at Liverpool docks recently. I was expecting to see some news regarding a program but can't find anything , anyone any guesses.
There was a visit by Time Team to the ongoing excavation due to the Paradise Street development looking into the earliest dock at Liverpool. Had a talk on it recently at my local history society where the guy giving the talk called it the earliest commercial wet dock in the country. It wasn't technically a Time Team dig but I am assuming there might be one of the specials about it.
Originally posted by Sue Hurd: There was a visit by Time Team to the ongoing excavation due to the Paradise Street development looking into the earliest dock at Liverpool. Had a talk on it recently at my local history society where the guy giving the talk called it the earliest commercial wet dock in the country. It wasn't technically a Time Team dig but I am assuming there might be one of the specials about it.
Bloomin hell Sue do you have insude information I have only just posted about this now asking when i was done The program is due to be shown on Monday the 21 April at 9 pm.
As a scouser myself I must add to this argument regarding the accusation all of us are theives. Firt I laugh along with comment"ssuch as the tyre one. Until it appears they are not jesting that is.
I feel the comedians from the 60's and the 70's had a lot to do with our downfall The likes of Tarbuck and Tom (the wink) O'conner. They made loads of money off our backs. Making out we were theives and rascals. While they counted the money of their record sales.
Me again yes sorry By the way. A recent site was found by a steam on the outskirts of Liverpool The Tarbcok area. They found traces of early settlements in the area Animal bones flints etc etc. So its not just Viking and Roman up here. They were uncoverd by workmen constucting a new slip road off the M57.
They could not get the finding back to Liverpool musem for a day or so though. When they retuned to their vehicles They were all up on brics with the wheels gone
Liverpool, that great city of the White Star liners. I stayed in that mad hotel which figured in a tv series (no NOT Babylon) and the National Museums were great. Didn't see the birds though ....were they away getting a refurb ?
Speaking as a Scouser, born and bred in Walton I wish to god I had a different accent, I feel it drags you down and when some (not all) people hear you speak when you're in another place or country they look down on you. I adore the city itself but dislike some of the people with a vengeance!! The older generation are fine and mostly have manners but all these yobs being brought into things now are not worthy of words. I feel so ashamed of being from Liverpool and wish I could afford to move out, unfortunately I cant and I'm stuck with it!
I'm not surprised we get a bad name!
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I don't know about inside information Halwit it was just in the programme of talks for my local history society that I am a member of. Would be interested to hear about the Tarbock finds being an exile of Huyton myself!
Originally posted by humus: Taken from Liverpool the first 1,000yrs. But come the end of the 19th century, Liverpool was one of the greatest trading cities on earth, was home to brilliant pioneers, inventors, entrepeneures and reformers.
In the 1960s Liverpool was one of the coolest cities on the planet; home of The Beatles, it was THE place to be.
So how, by the early 1980s did Liverpool become the pariah city of Britain? The city's reputation had been flipped from positive to negative in a few years. How come people only remember the riots, strikes and millitant politics and not the great world city? by Liverpool University and Garlic press.
seems it only went bad for Liverpool when Thatcher came to power.
I worked in Liverpool in the late 1970s. In the works canteen, we had to use plastic knives and forks; whenever the company bought steel cutlery, it was all nicked within a week. On one occasion, the company caught some people fiddling their overtime, and sacked them. The unions threatened to call a strike in protest. On another occasion a demarcation dispute led to a strike. It was a time when the port was losing business because the dockers resisted containers and mechanised cargo handling, so the ships went to other ports. It was a time when the car factories were frequently on strike and losing money. It was a time when investors everywhere decided that Liverpool was the last place they should invest in.
