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Liverpool TownHall is a
prestigiousWorldHeritage
Site and the current building
was completed between
1795 and 1820.The Town
Hall is the home of The
LordMayor of Liverpool.
The TownHall can
accommodate up to 270
guests in its various rooms.
It offers a unique venue for
conferences,exhibitions,
dinners andmeetings.The
decorations on the front of
the TownHall represent the
British international trade in
Africa,including the trade
in slavewhere Liverpool
gainedmuch of itswealth..
The Liverpool Central
Librarywas originally
opened in 1860,and it is
one of the largest public
libraries in theUKwith large
collections that have been
built up over the last 150
years.DuringWorldWar
II the Librarywas hit by a
bomb and thousands of
books and archiveswere lost
in addition to the interior
being destroyed.The facade,
however,remained
intact.In2013 the Librarywas fully
restored andmodernised.
The library has threemillion
items in the archive and one
million items on display.
St George’s Hall was
built in the early 1800s.
It was built as a space
for music festivals and
the Civic and Crown
courts. It is regarded as
one of the finest neo-
classical buildings in the
world. Today the Hall
is used for exhibitions,
tours, corporate events
and weddings. However,
the ground floor and
basement still house
holding cells for prisoners
and the condemned cell.
Albert Dock was originally
opened in 1846 and was
used as a fullyworking
dock for 126 years.When
the dock was closed it
underwent a big restoration
and was opened again as
a visitor attraction in 1988.
The Dock is situated on the
banks of River Mersey and
it is listed as a UNESCO
World Heritage site.Today
the Dock is the most
visited free UK attraction
outside London.The site
is 1.25 million square feet
and when it was built to
be a working dock it took
five years to built it.The
creation of the dock is a
testament to innovation
and engineering feats.
The idea, planning and
creation of Tate Liverpool
started in the 1980s when
the director of Tate,Alan
Bowness, decided to create
a ‘Tate of the North’.Tate
Liverpool is one of the most
visited galleries outside of
London.The gallery has a
changing programme of
exhibitions throughout the
year,which bring together
artists and artwork from
all over the world. Some
of the better known artist
displayed in Tate Liverpool
include Gustav Klimit, Pablo
Picasso, Rene Magritte
and Claude Monet.
The gallery also has a larg
display or artwork from the
National Collection.
Town Hall
Central Library St.George’s Hall
Albert Dock
Tate Liverpool
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Liverpool
Excursion
Liverpool
FullDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Private Bus
Excursions PickupTime
Pickupatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 8,30
Dropoffatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 18,30
DropOffPointatDestination:
Albert Dock (subject to change)-time: 9.30
PickupPointatDestination:
Albert Dock (subject to change)-time: 17.30
Campus:
Chester
Trasportation:
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