Old pictures of Liverpool x 3

Old pictures of liverpool

Pic 1

Titled "The Dockside at Liverpool in 1886" by the artist John Atkinson Grimshaw.

Subject: The painting depicts a bustling Liverpool dockside at night, capturing the atmosphere of industrial Britain with gas lamps and rain-slicked streets.

Pic 2

The Custom House, Liverpool, Looking South" by artist John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).

Scene: A rainy, atmospheric night in a late Victorian Liverpool street scene, filled with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians.

Pic 3

The Old Custom House, Liverpool, looking North

Subject: The painting depicts a rainy, atmospheric scene of the Liverpool waterfront in the 1880s, featuring horse-drawn carriages and tall sailing ships docked nearby.
Historical Context: The Custom House shown was completed in 1839, housed offices for Customs and Excise, and was a prominent feature of the Liverpool skyline until it was damaged during the Blitz and demolished in 1948.

Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893), a British Victorian painter famous for his moody, moonlit urban and maritime scenes.

Location: The scene looks north towards the area that now comprises the Liverpool One Shopping Centre

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