Toxteth and Lympstone

• What is the demographic of Lypmstone?

  • 99% White
  • Middle Class
  • 20% under 15
  • 25% over 64
• What socio-economic characteristics does Lympstone have?

  • Was a small fishing-port linked to Exeter
  • 19th Century - shipbuilding thrived
  • Tourism began 1840
  • Railway arrived 1861
  • 20th Century = Dormitory settlement
• What cultural characteristics does Lympstone have?

  • Saxon and Celtic origins
  • French succession
  • Historical trade links
  • 67% Christian
• What political characteristics does Lympstone have?

  • Parish council - elected members linked to Church
  • Doesn't have much power due to Devon and East Devon council (72,000 electorates)
• What's Lympstone's natural environment like?

  • 1.5km from Exeter
  • Sits in a valley cut
  • On edge of estuary
  • Access to mudflats and pebble beaches
• What is Lympstone's built environment like?

  • Historical architecture
  • New development around cliff for new houses
• What are 5 past flows that have shaped Lympstone's identity?

  • 13th Century - Small port with coastal and cross channel links
  • 19th Century - Shipbuilding thrived
  • Tourism began 1840s
  • Railway arrived 1861
  • Boats went out to North Atlantic to hunt for cods and whales
• What are 5 present flows that have shaped Lympstone's identity?

  • 2nd and 3rd generation migrants assimilated socially and economically
  • Former low-order shops closes and converted into residences
  • MET office moved from Reading to Exeter
  • Growth of knowledge economy brought in jobs and investment
  • Exeter's tertiary employment has seen a growing higher education sector
• What are the demographic impacts on Lympstone from changing flows?

  • Railway built in 1861 = More people in and out of Lympstone paying for transport
• What are the socio-economic impacts on Lympstone from changing flows of people?

  • Change to focus on tourism.
  • New housing built helps with growing population
• What are the socio-economic impacts on Lympstone from changing flows on resources?

  • Small port which had cross channel links enabled Lypmstone to be more open for trade
• What are the socio-economic impacts on Lympstone from changing flows of money and investment?

  • Change from shipbuilding to fishing and tourism.
  • Growth in knowledge economy brought in more jobs
• What socio-economic characteristics does Toxteth have?

  • 16th Century - Opened for farming
  • 17th Century - Water power from dammed stream
  • 1772 - Industrial revolution = copper works, ceramics factory and brewing developed
• What cultural characteristics does Toxteth have?

  • 1086- Saxons established settlement
  • 13th Century - King John took control and made it into royal hunting ground for 300+ years
  • Bombed in WW2
• What political characteristics does Toxteth have?

  • Ward in Liverpool
  • 3 members elected to local council
  • Residence association
• What is Toxteth's natural environment like?

  • By River Mersey next to fast flowing part
  • Undulating land
  • South-west of Liverpool
• What is Toxteth's built environment like?

  • Part of toxteth given to housing scheme with wide streets and large villages but cheap, bad infrastructure behind it with derelict buildings
  • Ethnic retail = multiple religious buildings
• What are 5 past flows that have shaped Toxteth's identity?

  • King John took control and turned it into a royal hunting ground
  • Industrial revolution = urbanised and industrial nature
  • River bank lined with docks for handling of timber from Scandinavia
  • Urban transport improved
  • Migrants came after WW2
• What are 5 present flows that have shaped Toxteth's identity?

  • Commuting to centre for work and university
  • Tourism for Ringostar's house
  • Waterfront recognised as having international importance with its designation as an UNESCO world heritage site
  • Liverpool science park opened in 2003
• What are the demographic impacts on Toxteth from changing flows of people?

  • Migrants post world war 2 = 6% mixed, 4.6% asian, 6.9% black and 3.9% other
• What are the demographic impacts on Toxteth from changing flows of money and investment?

  • Toxteth housing scheme - Built for growing middle class who wanted to escape congestion.
• What are the socio-economic impacts on Toxteth from changing flows of money and investment?

  • Riverbanks lined with docks for handling of timber from Scandinavia = more resources imported to sell
• What are the socio-economic impacts from changing flows of money and investment?

  • Investment changed area from hunting to industry and shipbuilding.
  • Tourism for Ringostar's house brings in money from tourists buying things
• What are the cultural impacts on Toxteth from changing flows of people?

  • Migrants have different religious beliefs = diverse range of worship buildings constructed