Frank Carlyle's: Liverpool Unravelled [VHS Version]

[@dulally544]

fascinating history and so well presented. Liverpool forever. Thanks to yourself Frank.

[@lisasims7943]

Absolutely incredible that frank, what a city I live in and not only that but the history that goes with it

[@uingaeoc3905]

Frank started off well crushing some of the myths. Then he created some of his own. 1) King john did NOT invent the name 'Liverpool' but the derivation of Lava/Lyver + Pool is correct. 2) The Pool was not situated in Old Haymarket, the creek of the pool did stretch along Paradise Street and Whitechapel but the pool was where we find 'Liverpool One' / Chavasse Park and the remains of the 'Salthouse Dock' under this development is the 'enclosed' pool. The Liverpool Castle overlooked the Pool the position being Derby Square. 3) There is no 'Roman Street Plan' in Liverpool - I have no idea what he thinks he means by this - the Seven Streets are a perfect example of medieaval street vernacular, they arose from the practical connection to the river led to the higher ground and then extended into the Moores properties from - Bank-Water Street to Dale Street and Chapel Streer extended to Tithebarn Street with a lane off the junction of these to their hall, as Old Hall Street. Castle Street led from this group to the pool and castle. 4) The wind through the 'wide Roman streets' blowing the plague away is nonsense, the plague was caused by rat fleas biting people and stopped at the level of the natural immunity of the reduced population. 5) Huskisson was not run over at Edge Hill Station , but a third of the way down the line at the then Parkside station near Newton le Willows, there is in fact a large monument on the embankment at that point to him. He was on the same train as Wellington and the trains on both tracks were heading to Manchester when there was a halt for boiler water. Huskisson, got off his carriage and ran forward to greet Wellington and was run over by the Rocket which was on the other track.

[@clarksonbarry]

Amazing and Thank you. 100 years ago my family lived over the shop at Mile End on Scottie