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Liverpool Echo
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Elliott Ryder

Liverpool's high street goes back to the future to slow its decline

Halfway down Church Street in the centre of Liverpool is an engraved paving stone bearing a cross.

The paving stone, situated outside of the Keys Court entrance to Liverpool ONE, acknowledges where the former St Peter’s church stood 100 years ago.

The church was once the focal point of what is now Liverpool’s main shopping district and is a subtle nod to the level of change the area has witnessed - and its need to adapt. In 1922 the church was demolished and in its place a Woolworth's department store was built.

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