Ropewalks is a name given to an area of Liverpool city centre (Ropewalks Liverpool) that runs from Lydia Ann Street to Renshaw Street widthways, and from Roscoe Street to Hanover Street lengthwise.
The term Ropewalks is a relatively modern description to give prominence to the vicinity. Ropewalks takes its name from the craft of rope-making for sailing ships that dominated the area until the 19th century. There are a large number of historic warehouse buildings and it owes much of its character to the rope-making industry. Nowadays it has increasingly become the centre for Liverpool's night-time economy and creative industries.[1]
The area includes FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Europe’s oldest established Chinatown, the grand façade of St. Luke’s bombed-out Church, the Cream and Kazimier Clubs as well as a variety of cafés, bars and clubs.
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