Lewis's,Liverpool's only independent department store which opened in 1856 and closed down March/April 2010.

Lewis's,Liverpool's only independent department store which opened in 1856 and closed down March/April 2010. Stock Photo
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Dave Ellison / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

BP787G

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50.2 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5120 x 3427 px | 43.3 x 29 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

11 July 2010

Location:

Ranelagh Street; Liverpool; Merseyside; England; Britain; UK

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Lewis's, Liverpool's only independent department store which opened in 1856 and closed down March/April 2010. Lewis's is an iconic landmark building situated in Ranelagh Street in Liverpool city centre which features a statue above the main entrance which is mentioned in songs - 'In My Liverpool Home'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%27s The statue by Sir Jacob Epstein of a nude man is officially called the 'Liverpool Resurgent', but known locally as Dickie Lewis and is often used as a meeting place. it is immortalised in the 1962 anthem by Peter McGovern song 'In My Liverpool Home' by the following lines: "We speak with an accent exceedingly rare, Meet under a statue exceedingly bare"