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Liverpool Slavery Walking Tour - Commercial Side

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This tour will take you round the original seven streets of Liverpool and explore the banks, offices and very streets that the slavers walked and conducted their everyday business. Visit places where slaves were traded on the streets of Liverpool and even visit a pub that existed in the days of the early slave traders. The whole of Liverpool was mortgaged for £10,000 to fund the construction of the world’s first commercial tidal dock. Learn how this was a major turning point for Liverpool. See some of the places where slaves were sold in Liverpool and newspaper adverts announcing the sale. Take a walk along Castle Street (one of the original streets of Old Liverpool) and see the building where the only branch of the Bank of England existed outside of London. Such was Liverpool’s dominance of the transatlantic slave trade that one in five African captives crossing the ocean was carried in a Liverpool slave ship. Come to Liverpool and Discover. Minimum booking is for 2 people
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Departure Point

Royal Liver Building, George's Dock Gates, Liverpool L3 1HU, Verenigd Koninkrijk On the river side of the Liver Buildings at the Pier Head in Liverpool. Your guide will have signage indicating the meeting point.

Return Details

2 Custom House Pl, Liverpool L1 8LZ, Verenigd Koninkrijk At the site of Liverpool's Old Dock, Thomas Steers Way, in the L1 shopping centre.

  • Our Lady and Saint Nicholas Church and Garden, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Many Slave Traders worshipped at this church and were buried in the church yard. Find out about the lives of these traders.
    10 minutes
  • Hargreaves Building, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Learn about the Cotton Broker and Banker William Brown who founded the Bank of Liverpool and Brown & Shipley Merchant Bankers.
    10 minutes
  • Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Visit Rumford Place and the Confederate Embassy of the American Civil War. Learn how Bulloch set up his network of spies in Liverpool and how the Confederate armies were supplied with weapons and ships.
    10 minutes
  • Cotton Exchange Building, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Discover how Liverpool was the world leader in cotton trading and how the "Liverpool Rules" still exist today. Learn how cotton trading build the wealth of Liverpool and its merchants.
    10 minutes
  • Exchange Flags, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    The original "Exchange" where traders carried out their business and where slaves were sold. See the Nelson Monument and hear about its history and meaning.
    10 minutes
  • Memorial to Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Learn how Sir Alfred Jones obtained his vast wealth and the monopoly of the Elder Dempster Shipping Line. Learn about his philanthropy and how he funded the setting up of the School of Tropical Medicine.
    10 minutes
  • Liverpool Water Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Visit the Business and Banking sector of 18th and 19th Century Liverpool and learn how the bankers became wealthy on the back of the American trade that enabled them to build such richly designed buildings for their banking houses. See the Martins Bank Building, the old Bank of Liverpool Building.
    10 minutes
  • Dale Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    See some of Liverpool's 18th Century Streets that still exist and escaped the demolition during the widening of Dale Street in Victorian times. Visit a public house that existed (and was probably visited) by Liverpool's early slave traders in 1726 (and maybe enjoy a drink there). Walk some narrow streets and passageways from Old Liverpool.
    10 minutes
  • Castle Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Learn about the buildings on Castle Street - how they were connected to merchants and slavery and see the building that housed the first branch of the Bank of England outside of London.
    10 minutes
  • Queen Victoria Monument, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Visit the place where Liverpool Castle once stood before being demolished in 1726. Learn about St George's Church that was built on the site and was the place of worship for Liverpool mayors and town councillors.
    5 minutes
  • Liverpool Town Hall, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    The Mansion House of Liverpool's Lord Mayor. Learn how the building was funded and what it was used for. See the fabulous architecture and decoration. See depictions of African people on the frieze.
    10 minutes
  • Graving Dock, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    After a slave ship had completed the arduous and terrible journey from Liverpool to Africa then to America and back to Liverpool, the ship would be in poor shape and require refitting. This was done in what are called Graving Docks. The original graving docks from mid 1700's remain in Liverpool and are visited on this tour.
    5 minutes
  • Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Pass by Merseyside Maritime Museum that houses the International Slavery Museum. This can be visited free of charge at the end of your tour.
  • Salthouse Dock, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    See the Salthouse and Canning Docks that were built in swift succession to Liverpool's Old dock in order to accommodate the rapidly increasing trade with America. Some parts of these docks were constructed using the massive stones from Liverpool Castle. You will be treading on the cobbles and stones that slave traders and merchants trod when attending to their ship's cargo.
    5 minutes
  • Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    See the place where Liverpool's Old Dock was built by Thomas Steers in 1715. It was the building of this dock that enabled Liverpool to exploit it's position on the map and develop the African and Transatlantic trade that brought incredible wealth. It is possible to see part of the old dock through an observation window set in the ground and by prior arrangement have a guided tour of the actual dock.
    5 minutes
  • James Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Walk through some of the back streets of Victorian Liverpool and take in the classic architecture of the old banking houses and visit a modern sculpture that enigmatically evokes the slave house on Goree Island.
    10 minutes
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Pamela_W
20 May 2024
We wanted something other than Beatlemania. Being history buffs we chose this walkabout with Edward and it did not dissapoint. Liverpool has always been a major hub for trade and banking. Edward explained that while few slaves actually were transported through Liverpool, certain port city businessmen played a major role in orchestrating finance and shipping details of this dreadful practice. It was almost a cartel of sorts quietly facilitating acquisition of enslaved people and their harrowing transport to the new world. The walking tour was small and private with only Edward and two of us. He took us to key places in the city that were linked to the slave trade, but he also pointed out other highlights like where Paul Mccartney's dad worked and how Freddy Mercury was inspired to name his band Queen. He showed us special buildings, churches and WWII damage. It was an educational way to spend a couple hours.
michael_p
13 Sep 2023
edward was very knowlageble he told me things about my city i had no idea of. walked down some streets many times but never noticed the things that edward pointed out , ever . thoroughly enjoyed myself and my feet were killing me, in a nice way.
Kevin_R
22 Mar 2023
Our tour guide Tommy Allen made the tour so very interesting and informative. Would 100% recommend. Guided us through Liverpools fascinating history. Happy to go off script and answer any questions we threw at him.
This tour in England is organized by LiverpoolGO

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