Canning, Liverpool

Coordinates: 53°23′53″N 2°58′12″W / 53.398°N 2.970°W / 53.398; -2.970

This photograph of Catharine Street, Liverpool represents the typical Georgian architecture of the area

Canning is an area of Liverpool, England. It lies on the borders of Toxteth and the city centre and bounded to the south by Upper Parliament Street, to the east by Grove Street, to the north by Myrtle Street and to the west by Hope Street.

Canning is known to estate agents as the "Georgian Quarter" as it is an area of almost uniformly residential Georgian architecture, most of which strictly speaking dates from after the Georgian era. The area derives its name from one of its principal thoroughfares, Canning Street. This is named after George Canning, (1770–1827), who was a British politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister.

In 1800 the Liverpool Corporation Surveyor, John Foster, Sr., (1758–1827) prepared a gridiron plan for a large area of peat bog known as Mosslake Fields, which was to the east of Rodney Street.

Originally the area was wealthy but with the decline of Liverpool most of the wealthier elements moved out. Canning became extremely poor and many houses were derelict or demolished. At the same time, the presence of the College of Art on Hope Street and the Philharmonic Hall, together with the proximity of the university and polytechnic (John Moores University from 1992) gave rise to a Bohemian atmosphere, although the area's dereliction and very negative reputation was long a deterrent to student residents. This atmosphere began to fade in the mid-1990s, and the area is once again starting to become associated with status. Nevertheless, the Office of National Statistics still finds the local population to be amongst the most extremely deprived in England and Wales.

See also

• Hope Street, Liverpool
• Rodney Street, Liverpool
• Gambier Terrace, Liverpool
• Falkner Square
• German Church

References

• Buildings of Liverpool. Liverpool Heritage Bureau, 1978.
• Pevsner Architectural Guides — Liverpool. Joseph Sharples, 2004.

External links

• Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 8
• Falkner Square
• Canning Web Site
• Photographs of Canning
• Liverpool City Council SOUTH CENTRAL LIVERPOOL PARTNERSHIP Priority Neighbourhood Action Plan CANNING

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