Location

THE ROPEWALKS AREA IS A FASCINATING LOCATION

Given its name from the many roperie streets – long and straight for the craft of rope making.

The Ropewalks area is a fascinating location, given its name from the many ropemaking streets – long and straight for the craft of twisting hemp for ship rigging . This area is a testament to the 19th century Liverpool heyday of maritime greatness. With 102 listed buildings Ropewalks is a handsome mixture of merchant houses and counting-houses and warehouses where breweries, timber yards, cooperages, potteries, foundries, sugar refining and roperies flourished.