10 Facts About Liverpool You Didn’t Know

What 10 facts about Liverpool might you not know? Imagine being crazily in love with a city despite knowing just a little about it. What then when we learn so many more fun facts about the city? Besides its being the home of the Beatles and a UNESCO World Heritage site, what else did you know about Liverpool? Love to discover fun facts about the city? But there’s a challenge. There are more facts about this city than we can possibly cover in a medium video like this. So please, we’ll do it together. In this video, we’ll show you the 10 facts about Liverpool you didn’t know. But if any of them isn’t new to you, kindly tell us what you knew about it in the comment section.
10. The city was founded by King John
This is perhaps the best place to start this; the founding of the city. Also known as the villain in Robin Hood, King John founded Liverpool in 1207 when he was the king of England. He worked with King Richard The Lionheart’s brother. Does the name sound familiar? It is because of Robin Hood. This fun fact will interest you and might not even be strange to you if you love literature and movies. Back in the early 13th century, attacking the Irish was King John’s favourite pass-time. In order to do that, he would sail from Chester and needed to pay a tax to the Earl. To evade that tax, he founded his own port city, choosing Liverpool in 1207.
9. Home of the world’s only International Slavery Museum
Did you know that the world’s only slavery museum is in Liverpool? Located on Albert Dock inside the Merseyside Maritime Museum building, this museum is one of the best. It is most of all unique in the world. Founded in the early 1900s, it was obviously not to eulogize slavery but to help appreciate the important role it played in those days in the development of the city during the Triangle Trade. It remains one of the best cultural buildings in the UK that is available to visit. That historical gem always produces poignant exploratory voyages as it examines West Africans and the rich diverse art heritage they brought to Europe as slaves.
8. Liverpool has the most number one hit singles
To hold the world record for most number-one hit singles released, Liverpool’s bands have produced 56 as of the last check. That’s one of the reasons the Guinness Book of World Records named it The City of Pop in 2001. Also in 2015, it was crowned the UNESCO City of Music. The Beatles certainly helped to set the pace for this one. But a variety of other bands and artists have benefited from Liverpool’s pop and rock musical traditions. Ever since the 1950s, these traditions have been active. One of the most well-known single hits having links with this city is ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone.’ Through the years, it has evolved into an eternal song for the city bringing thousands of its fans together.
7. Over 2,500 Listed Buildings
There are over 2,500 listed buildings in Liverpool divided into two categories with 27 being Grade I and 85 Grade II structures. Just imagine how rich the history of this incredible city would be and how much fans of British history can learn. Considering the fact that it has nearly 300 years of history behind it, that figure of 2,500 shouldn’t be surprising at all. This exquisite infrastructure in Liverpool tells a narrative of its world-class port which saw its fortunes sink in the 1900s and how it now enjoys renewed prosperity as an international cultural hub. Among such buildings is the Victorian Albert Dock mentioned earlier. It is the greatest single collection in the country consisting solely of cast iron, brickwork, and stone construction.
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[@Summerslake]

You showed it several times, the ROYAL LIVER BUILDING, but....failed to mention it was England's "first reinforced concrete building." I'm an American & saw it in 2005. Cheers from New Orleans!

[@garyrigby21]

Love Liverpool! now voted the 7th best city in the world in Time out

[@Sim2500]

I like some of the "facts" but it lacked accuracy in the video. Some pictures of China town weren't in Liverpool. Some images used for Liverpool were in fact London

[@NorthWalesRoadtrips.-vz1cq]

I was enjoying the video till I found China Town somewhere in America being fobbed off as Liverpool. Stopped watching from there.

[@archimedesxxicentury]

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[@michaelpyatt831]

It’s the place in England with most people missing teeth They sell more sunglasses there than anywhere else in England But 95% of the sales of sunglasses are to victims of domestic violence More teenage pregnancies than anywhere else The most popular sporting event is the Liverpool decathlon, football fencing then squash Most people visit to be reunited with their hubcaps Liverpool is so ghastly that Ringo and Macca never set foot there again The river Mersey runs through Liverpool, if it walked it would be mugged Liverpool uses less water that average in the Uk because they are smelly Liverpool is such a run down dump that Gaza city recently held a charity fundraising concert for Liverpool

[@johnburns4017]

How long have you had this chip on your shoulder?

[@garyrigby21]

imagine seeking out and watching a video on a city you hate then commenting on it. your not going to convince anyone or change anybody's minds, everyone loves Liverpool

[@simonduggan6860]

as they say in Liverpool....your a right knob ed....