An area of Toxteth in Liverpool 8 known as The Welsh Streets due to the streets being named after towns in Wales.

An area of Toxteth in Liverpool 8 known as The Welsh Streets due to the streets being named after towns in Wales. Stock Photo
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Dave Ellison / Alamy Stock Photo

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E4H69D

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68.7 MB (2.9 MB Compressed download)

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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

5 June 2014

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Welsh Streets, Dingle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Britain, UK

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An area of Toxteth in Liverpool 8 known as The Welsh Streets due to the streets being named after towns in Wales. The houses were compulsory purchased with a view to demolishing the houses and building modern housing. Richard Starkey, known worldwide as Ringo Starr the drummer in the Beatles lived in the area as a child ( 9 Madryn Street ). Beatle fans worldwide protested at the destruction of the Welsh Streets and the area has been left in limbo for years until the houses are in such a state of decay, demolition will be inevitable.