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Railway station
Liverpool Lime Street Station
Main-line terminus in the city centre, with an underground Merseyrail Wirral line station below.
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Lime Street & the Knowledge Quarter: things to do
Places worth your time in Lime Street & the Knowledge Quarter
Top places
Things to do in Lime Street & the Knowledge Quarter
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Historic hotel
Former North Western Hotel
Hotel opened in 1871 opposite the station; the upper floors are now a Radisson RED hotel, according to Wikipedia.
Museum and gallery
Victoria Gallery & Museum
University of Liverpool museum and gallery in the red-brick Victoria Building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1892.
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Underground excavations
Williamson Tunnels
Excavations in Edge Hill thought to date from 1810 to 1840 under Joseph Williamson; their purpose is still unclear.
Square
Abercromby Square
University of Liverpool square named after General Sir Ralph Abercromby, with gardens in the centre.
Museum
Garstang Museum of Archaeology
University museum and research centre whose collections include objects from Egypt, Sudan and the Near East.
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Former church
St Andrew's Church, Rodney Street
Former Presbyterian church on Rodney Street, a Grade II* listed building.
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Listed building
Lewis's Building
Grade II listed 20th-century building, purpose-built as the flagship store of the Lewis's department store chain.
Listed building
Grand Central Hall
Grade II listed building on Renshaw Street, now the site of a hotel, a hall and a food hall.
Railway station
Edge Hill station
One of the oldest railway stations in the world; the first station out of Lime Street.
Park
Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park
Mid-19th-century public park, originally a private botanic garden, now Grade II* listed.
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Institution
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Founded in 1898 and described by Wikipedia as the first institution dedicated to the study of tropical medicine.
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Liverpool
More areas to explore
14 sights · 17 places to eat
Albert Dock & the Waterfront
Warehouse docks, museums and the Three Graces on the Mersey
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16 sights · 20 places to eat
Cavern Quarter, Ropewalks & Chinatown
Beatles history, independent streets, Chinatown and the William Brown Street museums
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13 sights · 8 places to eat
Baltic Triangle & Georgian Quarter
Converted warehouses and street art, then Georgian terraces and Toxteth's Victorian churches
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- Lime Street & the Knowledge Quarter (area photo): Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liverpool Lime Street Station: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Former North Western Hotel: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Victoria Gallery & Museum: LiverpoolJane, CC BY 4.0, source
- Williamson Tunnels: Kyle J May, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Abercromby Square: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Garstang Museum of Archaeology: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Andrew's Church, Rodney Street: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lewis's Building: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grand Central Hall: Dave Root, Public domain, source
- Edge Hill station: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Albert Dock & the Waterfront: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cavern Quarter, Ropewalks & Chinatown: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baltic Triangle & Georgian Quarter: Fatih Renkligil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Cathedrals & Hope Street: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Anfield & the Football Story: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lark Lane & Sefton Park: Ben James, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Birkenhead & Hamilton Square: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- New Brighton & Wallasey: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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