The Magical Mystery Tour

Liverpool turned 800 years old during 2007 – and what a rollercoaster ride it has been!

On your short stay in a Serviced                City Pad in Liverpool enjoy celebrating the story of Liverpool, the magical mystery tour takes visitors on a fast paced, dynamic journey of discovery, with the help from time travelling taxi driver. Told through the lives of Liverpool people through the ages, the exhibition charts the city’s growth from a tiny fishing village to a busy port.

You can discover the very origins of Liverpool and why King John decided to establish a town here in 1207, examine the Liverpool charters and look around the reconstruction of the long lost Liverpool Castle. Trace the evolution of the settlement from its earliest pre-historic roots and examine life in the medieval and early modern town – through political turmoil in medieval times to the English Civil War in 1644 – before the ports emergence as a Victorian metropolis of global significance when Liverpool was dubbed ‘the second city of the British Empire’.

The story is brought up to date with the challenges faced by those living in the city during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as a dramatic drop in life expectancy and the blitz that altered the very face of the city in the 1940’s.

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Please contact either Martin or Chris from Serviced City Pads in Liverpool on 0151 709 8000 who can select from over 100 apartments within Liverpool City Centre for your short stay in Liverpool. Please look on www.servicedcitypads.com