Liverpool The Postcard Collection

Alan Spree

ISBN 10: 1398104701 / ISBN 13: 9781398104709

Published by Amberley Publishing, GB, 2021

About this Item

Liverpool was a small port on the River Mersey in the medieval period, but started to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, benefitting from the expanding transatlantic trade. Wealthy merchants built large houses and invested in the city. During the Victorian age, Liverpool was the second largest city in England and there was a massive programme of civic building to demonstrate Liverpool's standing. The city drew in people from around Britain and further afield and although it suffered heavily during the Second World War, when it was targeted for aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe because of the importance of its docks and associated industries, and then in the post-war decades as docks declined, it is today a culturally vibrant city. Although much of old Liverpool was lost in the destruction of war and in the attempts to modernise the city post-war, it is once again a thriving commercial centre that is proud of its heritage.Liverpool: The Postcard Collection takes the reader on an evocative journey into Liverpool's past through a selection of old postcards from the late nineteenth century to the 1940s, which offer a fascinating window into the history of this dynamic city.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Liverpool The Postcard Collection
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398104701
• ISBN 13: 9781398104709
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 308 grams

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Synopsis

Liverpool was a small port on the River Mersey in the mediaeval period but started to grow rapidly in the 18th century, benefitting from the expanding transatlantic trade. Wealthy merchants built large houses and invested in the city. During the Victorian age, Liverpool was the second largest city in England and there was a massive programme of civic building to demonstrate Liverpool’s standing. The city drew in people from around Britain and further afield and although it suffered heavily during World War 2 when it was targeted for aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe because of the importance of its docks and associated industries, and then in the postwar decades as docks declined, it is today a culturally vibrant city. Although much of old Liverpool was lost in the destruction of war and in the attempts to modernise the city postwar, it is once again a thriving commercial centre proud of its heritage.Liverpool: The Postcard Collection takes the reader on an evocative journey into Liverpool’s past through a selection of old postcards from the late 19th century to the 1940s which offer a fascinating window into the history of this dynamic city.

About the Author

Alan Spree is the great-grandson of the postcard publisher John Henry Spree. Alan was born in Nottingham and went to school in Bilborough before moving to Portsmouth and growing up there. His first job was at Portsmouth Dockyard then he gained a degree in Civil Engineering and became a professionally qualified Civil Engineer. He worked with the Department of Environment and Preston City Council before retirement in Spain.