toxteth Flashcards
where is toxteth?
just south of Liverpool city centre
what borders toxteth?
Dingle and edge hill
what was toxteth in 1300-1600?
king john made a royal hunting ground
how did toxteth industrialise?
small industry using water from stream
ceramics/textile factory, brewery
docks opened 1841
what happened when docks shut in 1972?
huge levels of deprivation, 1981 riots
examples of shifting flows of people?
irish migrants 1800’s
windrush generation
6.9% black african caribbean
6.0% mixed
what is the housing like in toxteth?
wide streets and villas for rich escaping liverpool centre
poor terraced housing for dock workers
what was the population between 1801 and 1901?
5,000 - 135,000
what is Toxteth’s current population?
18,420
when was liverpool science park built?
2003
when was the Merseyside development?
1988
people in bad/very bad health?
9.4% average is 5.6%
how many households are single parent?
1325
what percentage below average are over 65?
6%
what has happened to some of the waterfront?
become a UNESCO world heritage site
what does liverpool have in terms of energy?
largest offshore windfarm in europe in liverpool bay
how much did liverpool generate from tourism in 2008?
£800 million
what is liverpool one?
retail led development on over 40 hecatres of land that used to be a bus station
employed 4700 local people
by 2018 it had made £3.3 billion
what percentage of people are black african caribbean or mixed?
6.9% black african caribbean
6.0% mixed
