Merseyside Development Corporation

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The Merseyside Development Corporation was a central government-appointed Development Corporation set up in 1981 by Margaret Thatcher's government to regenerate the Mersey docks of Liverpool, Bootle, Wallasey and Birkenhead. It was one of two Development Corporations to be set up in 1981, the other being the London Docklands Development Corporation, which also focused on disused docklands.

The first Chief Executive was Basil Bean, who had previously been general manager of the Northampton Development Corporation.[1] Actitivies undertaken by the Corporation include the Liverpool Garden Festival in 1984,[2] and the redevelopment of the Albert Docks complex, which included the opening of Tate Liverpool.[3]

The Corporation was wound up in 1998.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bringing dead dockland to life. The Times. January 27, 1981
  2. ^ A riot of colour for Toxteth at Liverpool flower festival. The Times. May 7, 1983
  3. ^ Dockland 'Tate of the North'. The Times. June 17, 1983.
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