Dukes Terrace is an historic

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in the English city of

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,20 to 28, Dukes Terrace
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the terrace, which includes nine homes, was built in 1843, and is the last of the back-to-back building style in Liverpool."Normal looking city centre street that's the last of its kind in Liverpool"
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'', 22 April 2021 Originally the home of the employees of wealthy merchants, the property was condemned in the 1930s but avoided demolition because the tenants did not want to leave the community. It had fallen into dereliction by the 1970s and lay vacant for over thirty years. The building was restored and converted into apartments and housing in 2003. The terrace is part of the Duke Street Conservation Area in the Georgian Quarter of the city centre that was built to service the "Old Dock" of 1715. A statue of

William Huskisson William Huskisson (11 March 177015 September 1830) was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool. He is commonly known as the world's first widely reported railway passenger ca ...

(1770–1830) stands in the car park in front of the terrace. Huskisson reportedly became the first railway passenger casualty when he was run over and fatally wounded by

Robert Stephenson Robert Stephenson , (honoris causa, Hon. causa) (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of hi ...

's pioneering locomotive ''

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Image:Huskisson statue, Duke's Terrace.jpg, Statue of William Huskisson

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A view of the rear of the terrace
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