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The Cunard Building and the Liver Building, behind a statue of Edward VII on his horse, on Liverpool waterfront
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Liverpool's former docks are now a tourism precinct. All photos: Ronan O'Connell
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The precinct houses many modern buildings
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The Merseyside Maritime Museum details Liverpool's former life as a major port
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Inside the maritime museum. Liverpool had the world’s first commercial wet dock
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Liverpool's history as a hub of the Industrial Revolution is explore by its museums
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Liverpool once welcomed throngs of tourists via its port
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The International Slavery Museum is based on Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock
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Tate Gallery Liverpool on the city's waterfront
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The museums explore Liverpool's evolving identity and population
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Many Muslim tourists landed in the port of Liverpool, on the eastern banks of the River Mersey, in the early 1900s
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The Cunard Building and the Liver Building, behind a statue of Edward VII on his horse, on Liverpool waterfront
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Liverpool's former docks are now a tourism precinct. All photos: Ronan O'Connell
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The precinct houses many modern buildings
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The Merseyside Maritime Museum details Liverpool's former life as a major port
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Inside the maritime museum. Liverpool had the world’s first commercial wet dock
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Liverpool's history as a hub of the Industrial Revolution is explore by its museums
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Liverpool once welcomed throngs of tourists via its port
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The International Slavery Museum is based on Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock
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Tate Gallery Liverpool on the city's waterfront
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The museums explore Liverpool's evolving identity and population
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Many Muslim tourists landed in the port of Liverpool, on the eastern banks of the River Mersey, in the early 1900s
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The Cunard Building and the Liver Building, behind a statue of Edward VII on his horse, on Liverpool waterfront
Liverpool is Britain's unlikely cradle of Islam
In the late 1800s, the northern English city developed a distinctive Muslim community after a remarkable string of events
Ronan O'Connell
12 October, 2023
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