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Liverpool Through Time: From Slavery to the Industrial Revolution, 1766-1900

This collection is composed of directories of Liverpool first established by John Gore in 1766. The directories contained lists of merchants, tradesmen, and principal inhabitants of Liverpool, initially being published sporadically but later taking on a biennial character. The directories demonstrate the changing face of the city of Liverpool over the 18th and 19th centuries. Thus, the collection offers a window into the blossoming of the Industrial Revolution, the rise and fall of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and the establishment of the first social services in the city.

The publisher humbly hopes that this Publication will be found of such general utility as to gain the approbation of the Public, and encourage him to continue it Annually

The Liverpool Directory, for the year 1766, img 28

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Social services are listed in directories from 1790. Listings that emerge include an institution for recovering drowned persons, a school of industry for blind persons, and the juvenile reformatory association.
The years 1766 to 1900 saw some of the most dramatic social change in Liverpool's history. The slave trade fueled Liverpool's growth in the 18th Century. It was followed by the industrial revolution in the 19th century.
These directories enable the reader to see how each street in Liverpool was shaped by the dramatic changes happening around it.
Gore's directories were the only directory which managed to survive for over 140 years. The other directories reveal elements of Liverpool's history as they try to produce a more tempting rival offer.

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Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1897 (cont.)

Contents, including list of appendices: Streets and named buildings directory; List of names (n.b. wanting p.29-30 - begins at Ackers, Elizabeth); Numerical directory; List of trades; Appendix; Advertisements.

Date:1897-1897
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1897b

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1896 (cont.)

Contents, including list of appendices: List of streets; List of names; Numerical directory (n.b. defective - begins at 77 Adelaide Road E); List of trades; Appendix; Advertisements.

Date:1896-1896
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1896b

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1895 (cont.)

Contents, including list of appendices: List of streets; List of names; List of trades; Numerical directory; Appendix; Advertisements.

Date:1895-1895
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1895b

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1896

Contents, including list of appendices: List of streets; List of names; Numerical directory (n.b. defective - begins at 77 Adelaide Road E); List of trades; Appendix; Advertisements.

Date:1896-1896
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1896

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1899 (cont.)

Contents, including list of appendices: List of streets; List of names; List of trades; Numerical directory; Appendix; Advertisements.

Date:1899-1899
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1899b

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1899

Contents, including list of appendices: List of streets; List of names; List of trades; Numerical directory; Appendix; Advertisements.

Date:1899-1899
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1899

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1898 (cont.)

Contents, including and Index to official section, formerly called the appendix: List of streets; List of names; Numerical directory; List of trades; The annals of Liverpool; Official directory, formerly part...

Date:1898-1898
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1898b

Gore's directory of Liverpool and its environs, 1898

As mentioned in the Preface, this was the time for Gore's directory of Liverpool to be issued by Kelly's. Contents list, including and Index to official section, formerly called the...

Date:1898-1898
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1898
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