As part of the MSC I’m undertaking in Urban Regeneration and Development, which began in September this year at the University of Manchester, we recently went on a fieldtrip to the Liverpool’s Dock area.
Phd student Angela Nielson led us on a walk along parts of Liverpool’s waterfront. Angela contextualised her research into the area by emphasising the strong relationship between the city, its people and the docks – and the devastating effect of de-industrialisation.
She underscored the history of the dock areas, describing the series of regeneration initiatives beginning with those led by Merseyside Development Corporation in the mid 1980s. The walk encompassed the stretch from Albert Dock to the Ferry Terminal.
Albert Dock.
Echo Arena on the former area of Kings Dock.
Looking across Canning Half-tide Dock, to the Mann Island buildings with Liverpool’s three Graces behind.
Finger dock in Canning Dock.
Museum of Liverpool on Canning Half-tide Dock.
Image credits: Sarah Spanton
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