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The Victorian Street Gangs Of Liverpool….
Liverpool’s very own version of The Peaky Blinders…. They were called The High Rip Gang and they used to terrorise the sailors coming in and out of Liverpool‘s ports. They were a violent gang of thieves that used to batter people with heavy bell buckles and would also use knives. The gangs first known murder…
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How Liverpool got its name…
The word Liverpool or “Liverpul” as it was then is an old English meaning for “muddy pool”. In the year 1190 the name “Liverpul” first appears in a deed signed by King John officially recognising the settlement for the first time. Easy to see how that name come about when you look at the Mersey…
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Who is Purple Aki
Purple Aki – Or his real name being Akinwale Arobieke is a British convicted criminal.Known locally in North West England as Purple Aki, he is a 6 ft 5 in tall bodybuilder who weighs 22 st. Born: 15 July 1961 (age 60 years) Full name: Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke Convictions: Manslaughter (1988; overturned on appeal);Harassment (2003);Witness…
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Liverpool’s very own Stone Henge
Calderstones Park is not just your average park.It’s home to ancient megaliths that are said to be older than Stonehenge, these stones are what the park is named after.These are the ancient remains of a Neolithic burial chamber.(Neolithic meaning: Later part of the Stone Age, early Iron Age). You can also find there the Allerton/Law…
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Port cities are known for having the best looking people. And it’s in your DNA
There is more to it than the sassy attitude and cool dress sense that makes Liverpool women so attractive. Genetics play their part too 🧬Because Liverpool is a port city it has always had a lot of immigrants arriving at our docks and settling here. Bringing with them their genes that were foreign to the…
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Meet Everton and Liverpool’s first ever black football players
Meet Everton and Liverpool‘s first ever black football players. Cliff Marshall – This Everton forward made his debuts for the blues in 1974. He turned down offers from both Liverpool and Manchester Untied to play for his boyhood club, Everton.Marshall died last year age 66. Howard Gayle – This Toxteth born forward made his first…
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Did you know we have a mysterious natural spring hidden in the city centre?
This is something you all need to know about now that summer is close. St James’ cemetery at the base of the old cathedral doesn’t sound very pretty but it’s you would be surprised. It’s actually a really nice little hidden garden to visit on a summers day and it also has its own mysterious…
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Gary Ablett – The man Scousers named ecstasy tablets after…
He is one of very few players to ever play for both Everton and Liverpool.With a second name like Ablett famous all over Liverpool in the 90s during the rise of ecstasy tablets, they were always gonna get called Gary Abletts and then eventually shorted to just ‘Gary’s’.Then over time people start to forget why…
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“Everyone in this country supports Liverpool” – Everything Pep Guardiola said about Liverpool
In an interview with BeIN Sports, Pep Guardiola said the following… “A week ago, nobody thought we would be champions”. “Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone”. “Of course, Liverpool has an incredible history in Europe. Not in the Premier League – they’ve won one in 30 years. But the situation is…
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Hitler and his family lived in Liverpool and he later bombed their Toxteth home…
As weird as this sounds it’s true Hitler and his brother lived in Liverpool and he raised his Liverpool born son here (Hitlers nephew). Then their house was later bombed by the Germans. Alois Hitler the brother of Adolf lived in Liverpool since before World War I broke out. His Toxteth home later being destroyed…
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