The project I decided to undertake was ‘’The Good, The Bad and The Scouse.’’ This is run by Toxteth TV. The project is about a history of characters that have graced the streets of Liverpool, mainly around the Toxteth area. I have done extensive research on telling the stories of the local ‘scousers’ that have remained untold since 1850. ‘’The Good, The Bad and The Scouse’’ is a project that will bring to life some of Liverpool’s unsung heroes and secret villains from the past during the time frame of 1850-1900. The reason these particular dates were chosen is because the stories that I unfolded hopefully will shed some light on the social, cultural and political climate at that time. For the past few weeks I have been an archive researcher and I played a primary role in this project by doing the research that will support all of the project’s later activities. I have revealed some of Toxteth’s hidden heritage and brought it to life in creative and interactive ways, such as using the British newspaper archive database at Liverpool’s central library. The reason I used the online British newspaper archives is very relevant to the time frame I explored as back in the 1850’s newspapers were very popular and that can be recognised to stamp duty on newspapers being eliminated in 1855. As newspapers were booming during this period, using them as a research method was critical for this project. The top twenty five interesting stories will follow up with a public vote and eight of the most popular stories will then later be transformed into animations. I have been working closely with Toxteth TV from March until the middle of April in order to help uncover the stories of the many colourful characters from Toxteth. For the past f...
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...in the mere future think about us and the way that we had lived? Will they judge our society fair and equal or will they think our beliefs and social structures were wrong?
The final outputs from the project will include:
Educational Resources
A Heritage Trail
Eight of the best stories from Toxteth’s past will be transformed into animations accessible online and on DVD
My overall experience working on ‘’The Good, The bad and The Scouse’’ has shown to prove that the district of Toxteth has a colourful past with many of its inhabitance coming from all different walks of life. From do-gooders to criminals, to your charitable souls. All of which graced the streets of Toxteth over a century and a half ago. Without the historical newspaper archives we wouldn’t know what kind of individuals were living in the district and their stories would have been lost forever.
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