Discover more than 800 years of Liverpool history with a unique infographic print that chronologically traces the cultural, scientific, social, musical and industrial highlights of this unique cultural capital.
The print includes sections on art and medicine,industry and technology, education, journalism, pop culture and more. It also compiles Liverpool's Nobel laureates.
Some Liverpool highlights and facts:
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1272 - Monks establish the first Mersey ferry at Birkenhead Priory
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1877 - The Walker Art Gallery becomes the first British public Art Gallery
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1890 - John Alexander Brodie invents football goal nets
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1902 - Sir Ronald Ross is awarded with the first British Nobel Prize
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1976 - Eric’s Club, an epicentre of the punk and post-punk movement, opens
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Liverpool has the largest number of English Heritage Blue Plaques outside London
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Liverpool is the most successful footballing city in England
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Liverpool houses more museums and galleries than anywhere in the UK outside London
