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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaliyah Rugg

Real history of the TikTok alley in Liverpool city centre

Liverpool is famous for many things including its stunning architecture, but thousands of people would be forgiven for walking past places with rich historical value, without even realising.

One Merseyside man, known as Alex, has launched his own TikTok account over the last few months to take his followers on a tour of different locations in Liverpool - places they pass by every day without a second glance. His first video, which went viral, was an impressive tour of Hockenhall Alley on Dale Street.

Using his account, LivingLiverpoolTour, and historical knowledge, Alex shared the then and now of one particularly special house, number 10. In the video, which received over 350,000 views, he tells viewers the neglected building is one of the oldest still standing in the city centre, having been built in 1765, originally forming a terraced row.

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