Liverpool History Shop
Almost all the old maps on this site can be bought as high quality prints, great for framing, and as a present!
There’s also the book – Liverpool: a landscape history, also available to buy from this website.
Old maps
There are always new maps being added to the site. There are currently over 25 old maps, from the 17th to the 20th century. Explore your local area over 300 years!
Interactive maps
Some maps to help you dive into Liverpool’s history.
- Explore the suburbs and historic townships
- Search for the long-gone old streets of Liverpool where your ancestors lived
- Look up churches, parishes, listed buildings and more
Historic Suburbs
Explore the local histories of the ‘townships’, as well as the centre of Liverpool itself.
Historic Parishes (1851)
All the parishes in the Liverpool area and slightly beyond, as they were in 1851. There are also some Anglican churches from the era.
You can see details about when they were built (and demolished) where that information is known.
Old Streets of Liverpool
The streets of Liverpool within the boundary of Queens Drive, as they were before vast swathes were demolished in the 20th century.
You can search for a road using the box in the top left of the map.
Listed Buildings
All of Liverpool’s most important architecture, with a search tool to boot.
Data comes from Historic England, the government body responsible for protecting the Listed Buildings in England.
Natural landscapes
Liverpool’s history is founded upon millions of years of natural landscapes.
The Mersey is only the most famous of a series of geological and water features, all of which contribute something to the historic landscape.
Historic Sites in Liverpool
This map shows some of the landmarks and places that I’ve written about on this site.
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A portal deep into Liverpool history
As well as maps, there are articles about everything from the Calderstones to the 2021 film ‘Almost Liverpool 8’.
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Recent articles
- Liverpool Shipping: a short history, by George Chandler
- An aerial point of view: St John’s Beacon 360
- Parkgate, Wirral
- Hartley Huts, Albert Dock
- Wright’s Moat, Halewood
- Cobbles and cottages on Fisher Street
- Five postcards from Georgian Liverpool
- Film Review: Almost Liverpool 8, a portrait of Toxteth in the 21st century
- Liverpool Loses its World Heritage Status
- Most Notorious Pirates… and Highwaymen
- Liverpool University and its Institutional Landscape
- Liverpool Castle
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My family also lived at 40 Quarry Street and owned the Leek greengrocer’s shop as it was then.