Welcome to LiverpoolWorldHeritage.com

This website provides the latest information about Liverpool's World Heritage Site and give you the opportunity understand its outstanding universal value and to participate in celebrating its special qualities.

A cultural World Heritage Site is an historic monument, site or group of buildings, which has outstanding universal value, to the whole international community, provided that it satisfies certain criteria specified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (This will open in a separate browser)

There are over 750 World Heritage Sites across the world, including the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Giza and the Island of Goree, and the City of Bath, Hadrian's Wall and Stonehenge in the UK.

The Current Position

On 2nd July 2004, Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City was inscribed onto UNESCO's World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its meeting in Suzhou, near Shanghai.
Liverpool City Council and its partners are now positively managing the World Heritage Site. They have given a commitment to consider, protect and promote the World Heritage values of the Site in all decisions made in respect of the Site. They have also pledged to seek an appropriate and equitable balance between conservation, sustainability and new development to improve the social and economic development and quality of life of the community.

Liverpool World Heritage City
Liverpool World Heritage City includes that part of the city which is both authentic and relates strongly to its historic role as a commercial port. For ease of description and understanding, the World Heritage Site has been divided into 6 areas of distinctive townscape character:
1. The Pier Head, 2. The Albert Dock Area, 3. The Stanley Dock Area, 4. The Commercial Centre of Castle Street/Dale Street/ Victoria Street/Old Hall Street, 5. The Cultural Quarter around William Brown Street, and 6. The area of warehouses and merchants' houses around Duke Street. 
A Buffer Zone has also been drawn around the Site, primarily to protect its visual setting.

Preparation of the Nomination
Liverpool was placed on a tentative list of World Heritage Sites in 1999. Liverpool City Council and English Heritage joined forces in 2001 to pursue the nomination and jointly funded the post of a World Heritage Officer.               

The Management Plan
It is a requirement of UNESCO that adequate management arrangements and legal protection must be in place before a site can be inscribed as a World Heritage Site. 

The Benefits of Becoming a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site status is a great honour which will bring major benefits to the city:

How do I get more information?
Contact the World Heritage Officer, John Hinchliffe on 0151 233 5367, email him on john.hinchliffe@liverpool.gov.uk