Changing Spaces;
Making Places
Knowledge Organiser
, Changing Spaces Making Places Case Study – Toxteth and Lympstone
Narrative: Toxteth and Lympstone are two local places that have different identities (place profiles: physical geography, demography, socio-economic condition of residents, cultural practices, political org
built environment. Geographers can make sense of a place by looking at how a place has changed over time due to past and present connections, shifting flows of people, natural resources , money and i
ideas. Both Toxteth and Lympstone started off as small fishing ports but Toxteth became industrialised and incorporated into the inner city area of Liverpool whereas Lympstone has remained a quieter b
detached from the large economic shifts of industrialisation and deindustrialisation. These examples should help you to see how places are like they are because of a variety of factors that have affected t
Past connections Toxteth Lympstone
Pre 1750 Industrial Revolution Greenfield site – separate to Liverpool city Small port for ships
Industrial Revolution - WWII Major trading hub – cotton imported from India; new canals linked Liverpool to Boats got too big for Lympstone’s river estuary (River Exe)
(1750-1945) Manchester > Expanding Liverpool city – greater need for cheap housing – Toxteth Lympstone turned into a fishing port.
becomes an inner-city suburb. Lympstone became known for beach/seaside resort – attracted wealthy vis
Exodus of middle-class (more wealth) residents – increase in small back-to-back Railway connected Lympstone – allowed for continuation of fishing port
housing.
Post-Industrial Revolution – Modern day (1945-present Economic changes began in the first part of the 20th century, as falls in world Remains distinctly rural compared to nearby cities – Exeter and Exmouth.
day) demand for the North West's traditional export commodities contributed
to stagnation and decline in the city.
Inner city suburb – part of Liverpool city
Shifting flows of people and resources Toxteth Lympstone
Pre 1750 Industrial Revolution An attractive greenfield site for property developers A small fishing village
Industrial Revolution - WWII L iverpool became the leading world market for cotton, supplying the textile mills of Manchester In 1861 a railway line connected Lympstone with Exmouth and Exeter >
(1750-1945) and Lancashire > urban sprawl results in Toxteth becoming part of the inner city urban hubs > became a commuter village
Post-Industrial Revolution – Modern day (1945- Decline in manufacturing & containerisation > whole of Merseyside affected > high Shift to knowledge economy > positive effect on amount of inward inve
present day) unemployment > Many in Toxteth worked in the docks in goods processing function. Exeter > MET office relocated to Exeter 2013 + Exeter University expan
Rise in crime & Toxteth Riots 1981 > Particularly black community rioted against the perceived
heavy handedness of police > National government commissioned a study to understand why it
happened > Scarman report cited high levels of deprivation and poverty.
Making Places
Knowledge Organiser
, Changing Spaces Making Places Case Study – Toxteth and Lympstone
Narrative: Toxteth and Lympstone are two local places that have different identities (place profiles: physical geography, demography, socio-economic condition of residents, cultural practices, political org
built environment. Geographers can make sense of a place by looking at how a place has changed over time due to past and present connections, shifting flows of people, natural resources , money and i
ideas. Both Toxteth and Lympstone started off as small fishing ports but Toxteth became industrialised and incorporated into the inner city area of Liverpool whereas Lympstone has remained a quieter b
detached from the large economic shifts of industrialisation and deindustrialisation. These examples should help you to see how places are like they are because of a variety of factors that have affected t
Past connections Toxteth Lympstone
Pre 1750 Industrial Revolution Greenfield site – separate to Liverpool city Small port for ships
Industrial Revolution - WWII Major trading hub – cotton imported from India; new canals linked Liverpool to Boats got too big for Lympstone’s river estuary (River Exe)
(1750-1945) Manchester > Expanding Liverpool city – greater need for cheap housing – Toxteth Lympstone turned into a fishing port.
becomes an inner-city suburb. Lympstone became known for beach/seaside resort – attracted wealthy vis
Exodus of middle-class (more wealth) residents – increase in small back-to-back Railway connected Lympstone – allowed for continuation of fishing port
housing.
Post-Industrial Revolution – Modern day (1945-present Economic changes began in the first part of the 20th century, as falls in world Remains distinctly rural compared to nearby cities – Exeter and Exmouth.
day) demand for the North West's traditional export commodities contributed
to stagnation and decline in the city.
Inner city suburb – part of Liverpool city
Shifting flows of people and resources Toxteth Lympstone
Pre 1750 Industrial Revolution An attractive greenfield site for property developers A small fishing village
Industrial Revolution - WWII L iverpool became the leading world market for cotton, supplying the textile mills of Manchester In 1861 a railway line connected Lympstone with Exmouth and Exeter >
(1750-1945) and Lancashire > urban sprawl results in Toxteth becoming part of the inner city urban hubs > became a commuter village
Post-Industrial Revolution – Modern day (1945- Decline in manufacturing & containerisation > whole of Merseyside affected > high Shift to knowledge economy > positive effect on amount of inward inve
present day) unemployment > Many in Toxteth worked in the docks in goods processing function. Exeter > MET office relocated to Exeter 2013 + Exeter University expan
Rise in crime & Toxteth Riots 1981 > Particularly black community rioted against the perceived
heavy handedness of police > National government commissioned a study to understand why it
happened > Scarman report cited high levels of deprivation and poverty.
