Garston, Merseyside
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| Garston | |
  Garston shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Liverpool |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L19 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Garston is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is bordered by Grassendale, Allerton, Hunts Cross and Speke.
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[edit] History
Gaerstun, meaning 'grazing settlement' or 'grazing farm' in Old English, is one possible root of the name.[1]
In Medieval times, Garston was home to a group of Benedictine monks. The first recorded mention of settlement in Garston is of the church of St. Michael in 1235. By the 19th century, the area had become a small village, one of the eight townships forming the parish of Childwall.
A small dock was first built at Garston in 1793 for Blackburne’s saltworks, which is still there today.
Garston's growth accelerated rapidly in the 1840s, when in 1846, the area's first dock was constructed and opened, under the auspices of the St Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway Company. The "Old Dock" was followed twenty years later by a second, the "New Dock" . In 1902, Garston was incorporated into the City of Liverpool.
[edit] Description
Today, Garston is a major shipping and container port, second only to Seaforth docks in the North-West. Much of the area is also residential, housing being mainly in Victorian terraces with some semi-detached homes around Liverpool South Parkway.
It is partnered with the nearby district of Speke in a series of redevelopment and regeneration schemes, which have succeeded in reversing recent trends in dereliction and unemployment. Garston is regularly quoted as one of Liverpool's 'up and coming' areas because of this, and house prices have continued to rise.
St Mary's Road is home to the youth project Interchill - which offers young people free access to ICt, Sit Off, digital media projects and many other social, educational and economic opportunities. Hurricane Films engaged a group of young people in Garston and spoke to them about their life experiences, from this a script was developed which became a full length feature film entitled Under The Mud. Interchill has worked with local young people regarding the history of Speke Hall, producing a guided tour podcast for their website. Interchill is presently working on a new project with the National Trust around the photographic studio of E. Chambré Hardman.
[edit] Transport
Garston is home to Liverpool South Parkway railway station, a major new interchange station opened in 2006. Trains operate at regular intervals to the city centre, Southport, Manchester and Birmingham. Bus services operate from Liverpool South Parkway to the surrounding districts and the city centre. A regular bus shuttle to the Liverpool John Lennon Airport is available from the same location.
[edit] Attractions
Cressington and Grassendale Park are nearby.
[edit] Cultural references
A house in Garston was used in creating the artwork for the Arctic Monkeys album Favourite Worst Nightmare.[2]
[edit] Notable residents
- John Aldridge, former professional footballer
- Alex Corina, artist and community worker
- Jack Jones, trade union leader
- Billy Fury, singer/songwriter
- Pete Price, local radio personality
- Rita Tushingham, actress
- Paul Connolly, professional footballer
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Local History - Liverpool Villages. BBC Online. Retrieved on 19 September 2007.
- ^ Arctic Monkeys Reveal Album Artwork. Gigwise (16 March 2007). Retrieved on 19 September 2007.
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