the government was considering doing it. , ., ., ., the government was considering doing it. jonathan blake, our political correspondent. liverpool has been stripped of its world heritage status by unesco, the un s cultural body, because of concern about developments on the city s waterfront. it s only the third time a site has lost the status. 0ur correspondent colin paterson is there at the pier head. what s liverpool done to deserve this? in 2004, liverpooljoined the ranks of the great wall of pyramids and that had mahal as a world heritage site or unesco. a huge tourist boost if you get that status. what has happened is that liverpool got this because of its links to the industrial resolution, because of its links to the slave trade and also the buildings on its waterfront, the three graces behind me. for a decade, unesco has been
on the city s waterfront. it s only the third time a site has lost the status. our correspondent colin paterson is there at the pier head, and gave us this update. in 2004, liverpooljoined the ranks of the great wall of china, the pyramids and the taj mahal as a world heritage site or unesco. a huge tourist boost if you get that status. what has happened is that liverpool got this because of its links to the industrial resolution, because of its links to the slave trade and also the buildings on its waterfront, the three graces behind me. for a decade, unesco has been telling liverpool they are worried about developments which were going to overwhelm the area, and what has broken the camel s back is the building of everton s new ground one mile away at bramley dock. that has been crucial in today s vote which went against liverpool. the mayor of liverpool, joanne anderson, has described the decision as incomprehensible