CSMP: 1.a Toxteth

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

• Liverpool
• North West of England
• Population = 7,600
• part of inner Liverpool

Question 2

Past characteristics

Answer 2

• established by the Saxons
• was closed off for hunting then opened up in the late 16th century for farming
• took on more urban and industrial nature
• became frequently used port for shipping
• many housing development were built to support the industrial growth
• crowed housing lead to increased spread of disease e.g typhoid
• ## increase in urban transport due to increased disposable income

Question 3

Reasons for Toxteth’ s development

Answer 3

• increasing connectivity both nationally and internationally
• due to goods being passed through docks being traded across the whole world and country

Question 4

Demographic

Answer 4

• lower elderly residents
• most are aged 16-64
• Liverpool attracted migrants due to employment opportunities
• Migrants came from Asia, Hong Kong

Question 5

Socio - economic profile

Answer 5

• increased % of uneducated post 16 year olds (27.2%)
• 54.4% of Toxteth don’t have access to a car to a van
• only 24% are home owners

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

• mainly Muslims (celebrating Eid and Ramadan)
• links to Orthodox Jews (19th Century)

Question 7

Political

Answer 7

• Riverside ward (one of 30 wards)
• returns 3 councillors
• power over education, children services, regeneration, housing and sustainability
• local groups have political influence on the place profile

Question 8

Natural characteristics

Answer 8

• occupies undulating land rising up from the banks of the River Mersey
• fast flowing past Toxteth as its channel narrows before passing into Liverpool Bay

Question 9

Built environment

Answer 9

• adapted by migrant communities
• mosques and ethnic retailers are a visual indicator of a changing place
• many builidng have changed their use

Question 10

Shifting flows

Answer 10

• direct experience of loss in employment at the docks and manufacturing
• poverty then was a significant factor contributing to the Toxteth riots (1981)
• many initiatives have attempted to regenerate Toxteth ( make it a thriving place)
• regenerate dock areas (Tate Liverpool)
• some areas are recognised as a world heritage site (more employment opportunities)
• Liverpool Science park
• Low carbon sector