With the World Cup about to start in Brazil, that country’s influence in Liverpool is more prevalent than ever before. There are two Brazilian players at Liverpool FC, restaurants such as Fazienda Rodizio, Bem Brasil and Viva Brasil in the city centre, while the annual Brazilica festival is the UK’s biggest Samba carnival. It is […]
LIVERPOOL’S OLDEST STATION
It looks just like any other suburban local railway halt but Broadgreen station, situated a stone’s throw from the end of the M62 motorway, is one of the oldest in the world and has a history of famous visitors and tragic events. Opened in 1830 as one of the stations on the Liverpool & Manchester line, […]
LIVERPOOL’S FIRST FLOODLIT FOOTBALL MATCH
Nowadays it is Liverpool South Parkway station, a major bus and rail interchange for the south of the city and connection to the airport but up until 1990 the site was Holly Park, home of South Liverpool FC and venue for the first match to be played under floodlights in Liverpool, back in 1949. The […]
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