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Liverpool City Centre

We have talked about the fine Liverpool shopping, the brilliant nightlife and all the great things to see and do culturally and artistically but if you want something a bit different, where do you start?

The Williamson Tunnels is a fascinating underground world created by Joseph Williamson in the early 19th century. The motivation for building these tunnels is a bit of a mystery to this day. Situated in Edge Hill in the northern area of the city centre, the 19th Century millionaire constructed this wonderful network of tunnels.

"Vaulted passageways cut out of solid rock: archways thrown up by craftsman's hands, beautiful in proportion, elegant in form, but supporting nothing. Tunnels formed here - deep pits there."
James Stonehouse, Historian.

St Luke's Church - or locally know as the bombed-out church is a monument to survival of the Second World War. In the evening of Monday, 5th May, 1941, St Luke's was hit by an incendiary bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe during the seven-day-long Liverpool Blitz.

Standing on top of Bold Street which today has fashionable shops such as Drome, Karen Millen and Microzine along with café bars aplenty, the bombed-out church is a landmark and still a hang-out area for visitors and locals alike.

In 2006 as part of the biennial arts festival the bombed-out shell of the church was converted in to an arts space full of fabulous upturned boats with a viewing platform.

Home of 'alternative' shopping for young and old alike, Grand Central, now based in the Barcelona Building, offers a flea market type shopping experience.

When you take a trip to Liverpool you might see some funny little yellow ornamants on sale in the local shops and become confused about what these are.

The Super Lamb Banana is a sculpture created by Japanese artist Taro Chiezo for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in 1998. The Banana has stuck as a landmark and after being housed on the Liverpool's Wapping - know locally as the 'Dock Road' - it was moved to Tithebarn Street (the city's Business District).

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