Visit Wavertree Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wavertree

  

Wavertree Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wavertree

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Wavertree history

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The name derives from the Old English words wæfre and treow, meaning “wavering tree” The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of Bronze Age burial urns in Victoria Park in the mid-1860s while digging the footings for houses.

You can visit Wavertree places with Walkfo Wavertree to hear history at Wavertree’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wavertree has 373 places to visit in our interactive Wavertree map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wavertree, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wavertree places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wavertree & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 373 audio facts unique to Wavertree places in an interactive Wavertree map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wavertree Places Map
373 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Wavertree historic spots	Wavertree tourist destinations	Wavertree plaques	Wavertree geographic features
Walkfo Wavertree tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wavertree

  

Best Wavertree places to visit

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Wavertree has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wavertree’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wavertree’s information audio spots:

St Oswald’s Church, Old Swan, Liverpool St Oswald’s Church is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and in St Joseph’s Pastoral Area . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building .

Christ Church, Kensington Christ Church is in the Kensington area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England . The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building .

Everton water tower Everton Water Tower is a Grade II listed water tower situated on Margaret Street in Everton, Liverpool . The water tower is a well-known landmark dating from 1857 and can be seen from most of Liverpool .

Grant Gardens The Necropolis opened in 1825 with buildings by John Foster Jr . It closed in 1898 and was transferred to the council who reopened it as a park in 1914 .

Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic church in the centre of Liverpool, England . It is a Grade II listed building and was opened in 1886 . It was designed by Goldie, Child & Goldie and has an altar piece by Pugin and Pugin .

Rushworth and Dreaper The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth, operating until 2002 . Upon its liquidation, its archives were mostly destroyed, and the Victorian clock in the works tower was removed . The premises are now occupied by Henry Willis & Sons .

Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory The former Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) is based in Brownlow Street, Liverpool, England . It merged with the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) in April 2010 .

Victoria Building, University of Liverpool The Victoria Building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892 . It was the first purpose-built building for what was to become the University of Liverpool . In 2008 it was converted into the Victoria Gallery & Museum .

County Sessions House, Liverpool The County Sessions House is a former courthouse in Liverpool, Merseyside . It stands at the bottom of Islington, to the east of the Walker Art Gallery, which now occupies the building . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building .

Steble Fountain Steble Fountain stands in William Brown Street, Liverpool, to the west of Wellington’s Column . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building . It was donated to the city by a former mayor to fill a vacant plot west of the column .

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