This photograph of Catherine Street, Liverpool represents the typical Georgian architecture of the area

Canning, is bounded to the south by Upper Parliament Street, to the east by Grove Street, to the north by Myrtle Street and to the west by Rodney Street and Hope Street. It is also known locally as The Georgian Quarter as it is an area of almost uniformly residential Georgian architecture. The area derives it's name from George Canning, (1770 - 1827), who was a British politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1203 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1203 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A Georgian house in Salisbury Georgian architecture at Royal Crescent, Bath, seen from a hot air balloon. ... A Georgian house in Salisbury Georgian architecture at Royal Crescent, Bath, seen from a hot air balloon. ... George Canning (April 11, 1770 - August 8, 1827) was a British politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdoms governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of government and so exercises many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ...

In 1800 the Liverpool Corporation Surveyor, John Foster Sr., (1758-1827) prepared a gridiron plan for a large area of peat bog known as Mosslake Fields, which was to the east of Rodney Street.

Reference

• Buildings of Liverpool. Liverpool Heritage Bureau, 1978.
• Pevsner Architectural Guides - Liverpool. Joseph Sharples, 2004.

External links

Falkner Square

• Canning Web Site