Changing Spaces Making Places: Contrasting Places Case Studies - Lympstone, Devon And Toxteth, Liverpool

Question 1

Example of contrasting places

Answer 1

Lympstone in East Devon and Toxteth in Liverpool

Question 2

Where does Lympstone have a rail link to?

Answer 2

15km rail link to Exeter

Question 3

Where is Toxteth in Liverpool?

Answer 3

Part of inner Liverpool, 1.5km south of the city centre

Question 4

Physical characteristics of Lympstone

Answer 4

Close to the sea, beaches and agricultural fields

Question 5

Which river is Toxteth next to and where does it flow into?

Answer 5

The River Mersey, which flows into Liverpool Bay

Question 6

History of Lympstone

Answer 6

Fishing town

Question 7

History of Toxteth

Answer 7

Industrial port

Question 8

Demography of Lympstone

Answer 8

Rich older population, with little diversity

Question 9

How much of Lympstone is unemployed?

Answer 9

21%, but 12.7% of which had a job in the last 12 months

Question 10

How much of Toxteth is unemployed?

Answer 10

37.5%

Question 11

Lympstone culture

Answer 11

Mostly based around Christian festivals, and has many family and local owned restaurants and businesses

Question 12

Toxteth culture

Answer 12

Muslim festivals such as Eid and Ramadan are prominent

Question 13

Politics of Lympstone

Answer 13

Small parish council of 11 people - provides for village hall and the local playground and park

Question 14

Politics of Toxteth

Answer 14

One of 30 wards in the Liverpool City Council

Question 15

Built environment of Lympstone

Answer 15

Strict regulations due to old architecture and old buildings are repurposed

Question 16

Built environment of Toxteth

Answer 16

Mosques and ethnic retailers as buildings are adapted by communities of migrants

Question 17

Change in Lympstone

Answer 17

Over a third of residents are managers, directors or senior officials, whom commute to Exeter via train

Question 18

Change in Toxteth

Answer 18

Decrease in manufacturing and manual labour jobs, caused poverty which contributed to the 1981 Toxteth riots

Question 19

Toxteth economy

Answer 19

Higher than average rent and 30% more income deprived than other areas