Life on the street that is one of the last of its kind in the city

Sitting in the shadow of the Anglican Cathedral is one of Liverpool's last surviving cobbled streets.

Pilgrim Street, originally known as Jamieson Street, in the Georgian Quarter, was renamed after The Pilgrim pirate ship which once brought its business to Liverpool's docks. The cobbled street is part of the Canning Street Conservation Area and is home to several Georgian buildings.

Former coach houses and garages on the street have since been converted into apartments, a coffee shop and Airbnbs. Planning permission was approved this week to turn 3-9 Pilgrim Street from a garage workshop into a residential building.

We took a look at how the street has changed over the decades. When John Whittle first moved into his workshop, J&A Upholstery, on Pilgrim Street in 1974 he recalls watching the stone masons working on Liverpool Cathedral.

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John, 78, said: "The area now compared to when I moved in 50 years ago, it's really come up leaps and bounds. When I first moved in it was the Toxteth riots in the 70s.

"People want to be around this area more now than ever. It's near to town and parking is just a case of buying a parking permit. It's a really nice area.

"It's amazing the things that are changing. A lot of shops are turning into cafes and coffee bars now. Rodney Street used to be all dockers, now tattoo [artists] are renting the places out."

John's workshop was once a coach house with stables on the ground floor and living quarters for the coachman above. John has spent the last six decades repairing antique furniture on Pilgrim Street, including dining chairs used by Queen Elizabeth II when