Whitechapel, Liverpool
Shopping street in Liverpool
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Whitechapel is a shopping street in Liverpool, Merseyside in the Central Retail Area. It lies north of Paradise Street, Church Street and Lord Street.
- Offices, hotels, restaurants, historic buildings
Whitechapel as seen from Queen Square towards William Brown Street | |
  Location within Liverpool | |
| Location | Liverpool city centre |
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Postal code | L2 |
| Coordinates | 53.407°N 2.986°W |
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Shops on Whitechapel include the Metquarter shopping centre which houses many high-end boutiques.
History
Whitechapel takes it name from a chapel that was situated nearby.[1] The road is situated on what was the site of Lyver Pool, a natural creek that made up the original dock for Liverpool.[2] The road was originally named 'Frog Lane' due to the number of frogs living in the area. By 1781, the road was referred to as 'Whitechapel' in a directory of Liverpool.[3]: 58
In 1643, during the English Civil War, Colonel John Moore created a garrison for Parliamentary forces which had gun batteries set up along Paradise Street and Whitechapel.[1]
The former 'Forever 21' store was once 'North End Music Stores' (NEMS), which was managed by Beatles manager Brian Epstein.[4]
Liverpool homeless charity, the Whitechapel Centre started off from premises on Whitechapel in 1975.[5]
