Historical place archive

Merseyside in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Merseyside in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels1 people1981–1981

Historical events in Merseyside

1981

1981
Cantril Farm Intervention
Michael Heseltine · Conservative Party

Supports a new approach at the deeply troubled Cantril Farm estate involving private financial institutions, new management and mixed-tenure housing.

1981
Merseyside Development Corporation
Michael Heseltine · Conservative Party

As Environment Secretary, advances the creation of the Merseyside Development Corporation to regenerate extensive redundant dockland through land reclamation and private investment.

1981
Merseyside Ministerial Focus
Michael Heseltine · Conservative Party

After the Toxteth disturbances, develops a sustained ministerial focus on Merseyside and argues for stronger coordination of government action in major urban areas.

10 June 1981
Merseyside Development Corporation
Michael Heseltine · Conservative Party Government

Addresses the Commons on the Merseyside Development Corporation.

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Merseyside. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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