AnglOrony

Songs related to Liverpool in chronological order, more or less. THE SPINNERS In my Liverpool Home In my Liverpool Home, In my Liverpool Home We speak with an accent exceedingly rare, Meet under a statue exceedingly bare, And if you want a Cathedral, we've got one to spare In my Liverpool Home I was born in Liverpool, down by the docks Me Religion was Catholic, occupation hard knocks At stealing from lorries I was adept, And under an overcoat each night we slept In my Liverpool Home, In my Liverpool Home We speak with an accent exceedingly rare, Meet under a statue exceedingly bare, And if you want a Cathedral, we've got one to spare Way back in the forties the world had gone mad Mister Hitler threw at us everything that he had When the smoke and dust had all cleared from the air "Thank God" said me da that the Pier Head's still there! In my Liverpool Home (...) There's a place in dis city were the nits de wear clogs They'

Liverbirds and seagulls can be found in abundance throughout the streets of Liverpool. Both may be used to portray the character of the city, its history and its people.

Manchester was really buzzing with bees during the summer of 2018! Bee in the City was a free and amazing art and history trail from 23 July - 23 September. Over 100 super-sized Bees, each individually decorated, and over 130 equally artistic little Bees were displayed across historic places in Manchester. With a special map of the trial, one could easily reach for the nearest bee in the city centre and walk along. So, we could start to explore the trial anywhere, but the great focal point certainly was Manchester Piccadilly. There, a Bee Number One stood, gloriously intriguing. Six-foot golden chrome, the ‘Au’ bee, was there to reflect the rich, leading culture and atmosphere of the city with the meaning behind: 'Fly high and free. Set new standards. Make an impact and never be afraid of a challenge. You can "bee" what you want to "bee".  The Bee in the City trail paid a homage to famous elements of Manchester’s history. The iconic worker bee has symbolised

Every year during the August bank holidays, Liverpool council opens the historic doors to the Old Town Hall for the public to see and feel. It is one of the finest surviving 18th-century Neoclassical town halls in the country according to the authors of the Buildings of England series. Probably the grandest suite of civic rooms and an outstanding example of late Georgian decoration. In the 17th-18th century, it was at the centre of the city's trading activity - the slave trade and the import of goods. The building has an exterior decorative frieze showing African faces, elephants, crocodiles and lions. All of the city's mayors between 1787 and 1807 were involved in the slave trade.  The foundation stone of the present building was laid on 14 September 1749, finished in 1754, replacing an earlier town hall. The town hall was bombarded during the 1775 Liverpool Seamen's Revolt . Following a fire in 1795, the hall was largely rebuilt and a dome was added. In 1881