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E. Chambré Hardman Archive
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About this Site

Mersey Gateway - an online history of the port and its people

See its astonishing growth from humble beginnings to a gateway to the world.
Eleanor Rathbone   Eleanor Rathbone

Biography of the reformer and politician Eleanor Rathbone. Apart from her campaigning she was the first woman to be elected to Liverpool City Council and the first Liverpool woman to sit in Parliament.
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Liverpool Trade

Looks at the growth and development of trade from Liverpool from the early seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries.
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Counting on the Census

An introduction to the census as a historical source.
Gateway to Learning
Guides to Archives   Guides to Archives
This section contains a number of guides and introductions to archives and sources that have been used on the Mersey Gateway including newspapers, maps and photographs.
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Browse the site
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Introducing some of the sources used on the site
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Help and pointers to get the most from the site.
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Image Galleries
Trams gallery

Trams first appeared on the streets of Liverpool in 1867.
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