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Circular walking tour of Southport focussing on Lord Street and The Promenade led by a Blue Badge Tourist GuideAbout this Event
The Revival Tour will explore:
- Southport’s origins, from rural sea bathing retreat to a seaside resort of style and importance
- Its reputation as THE place for shopping, leisure, and health and wellbeing in the 19th century
- The mix of French Classical, Italianate, and Art Nouveau styles that feature in its buildings and monuments
- Associations with royalty as well as national sporting heritage
- The decline in its seaside identity and transition to commuter town, and
- Recent and planned projects to modernise infrastructure, attract year-round visitors, combat climate change, and manage natural coastal change.
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Event venue & nearby stays
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport, United Kingdom
Tickets
GBP 15.00