Slavery Tours in Liverpool...

[RJ Fan club]

has any here been one of these?,

 

How much lucre? what days do they do them? got a link or owt?

 

Myself and the Missus are coming up to Liverpool next weekendish (on the Sunday) and staying for a few days. Mostly its to see the Le Corbusier exhibit, see family and generally show her about a bit. I thought the slavery tour could be a different and more intersting angle of the city to explore. Especially rather than something like the overdone Beatles stuff. Also because she knows most of the architecture of the city centre so perhaps we can spare some extra time. Furthermore it would give me a fresh angle to look at the city from.

 

so hop to it folks. Anyone been? links etc?

 

ta your pal Dave Angel... I mean RJ

[god knows]

Are we talking fetish or what RJ?

[RJ Fan club]

Are we talking fetish or what RJ?

 

Whips and chains, maybe yeah.

 

Come on step to it, anyone been on one?

[RedBrian84]

Yes, the museum at the Albert Dock does one, it's run by a feller called Eric Lynch; his great-grandparents were slaves in the Americas. He's a very knowledgeable feller, lived in Liverpool all his life and loves the place. Takes you around the city and honestly even if you've lived there all your life you'll see stuff you never knew existed, all linked to the city's past involvement in slavery.

 

He isn't condemning or judgemental- in fact he was the leading campaigner AGAINST changing the street names (ie Bold Street, Hope Street etc)- he claimed that erasing the names erases the history. Check it out at the museum. I went through my pgce course a few years back but I'm sure they still run. Not expensive either! And definitly well worth it.

[RJ Fan club]

Yes, the museum at the Albert Dock does one, it's run by a feller called Eric Lynch; his great-grandparents were slaves in the Americas. He's a very knowledgeable feller, lived in Liverpool all his life and loves the place. Takes you around the city and honestly even if you've lived there all your life you'll see stuff you never knew existed, all linked to the city's past involvement in slavery.

 

He isn't condemning or judgemental- in fact he was the leading campaigner AGAINST changing the street names (ie Bold Street, Hope Street etc)- he claimed that erasing the names erases the history. Check it out at the museum. I went through my pgce course a few years back but I'm sure they still run. Not expensive either! And definitly well worth it.

 

Cheers Bri, repped (edit: must spread round the custard, consider it banked)

[Fugitive]

At the end of the tour you can head to the Souvenir shop and by your own.

[diaspora]

If you are looking to put together an architectural tour for yourself with some background info on our buidings have a look at this site

Liverpool Architecture: ArchiTours

It doesn't cover the cathedrals or area in between but everything else is in there near enough

[Flying Pig]

At the end of the tour you can head to the Souvenir shop and by your own.

:eek::whoops::whistle:

 

Could think of the correct smilie!

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Very disappointing tour. Didn't mention Cristiano Ronaldo or Antony le Tallec once.