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The tower on the Everton crest is Everton
Tower, a lock-up for drunks built in 1787. It can still be seen today on
the junction of Shaw Street and Everton Brow.
Liverpool FC use the symbol of the Liverbird on their badge. The bird is
thought to be that once featured on the seal of the town charter - The
eagle of St John.
That charter was lost in 1644, and the 'new' Liver bird drawn up as a copy
of the original eagle seal from someone's memory!
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Throughout the 1700's Liverpool become
the focal point of world trade, shipping Coal, Salt, Sugar and also
Slaves. During this time the population of area rose from 5,000 to 50,000
people, but this prosperous time was to be dwarfed again by the 19th
Century.
During the 1800's Liverpool's trading status went from strength to
strength. Unimaginable fortunes were made though the trade of Cotton and
Tobacco, and this in turn lead to the building of Stephenson's Rocket and
the world's first Railway running from Liverpool to Manchester.
The 1840's brought the Potato Famine in Ireland, and millions of
immigrants poured into the port of Liverpool on their way to a new life.
People from other areas of the country also moved to the area and soon
Liverpool become a place rich in culture and diversity.
It is during this time that the distinctive 'scouse' accent is thought to
have developed.
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