Pier Head

Liverpool Pier Head, with the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building, and the Anglican cathedral in the background
Liverpool Pier Head, aerial photograph

The Pier Head (properly, George's Pier Head[1][2]) is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It was part of the former Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004, but revoked in 2021.[3][4] As well as a collection of landmark buildings, recreational open space, and a number of memorials, the Pier Head was (and for some traffic still is) the landing site for passenger ships travelling to and from the city.

  1. ^ "Great Britain: OS Six Inch, 1888-1913". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sharples & Pollard 2004, p. 67
  3. ^ "Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Liverpool World Heritage City". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.