Some of Liverpool’s finest municipal buildings were designed by Corporation architect John Weightman, who doesn’t even have a wikipedia page and whose grave is a sorry state in Toxteth Park cemetery. Born in London in 1798, John Weightman came to Liverpool at the age of 26 to take up a position as a draughtsman for […]

A Liverpool bound ship sank off the coast of Cornwall in 1868, leading to the loss of nineteen lives including the captain and fifteen passengers. On Thursday 21st May that year the 499 tonne steamer Garonne sailed from Bordeaux in France for Liverpool. The vessel belonged to Liverpool company James Moss & Co and was […]

When a Liverpool bound ship collided with another off the coast of North Wales in 1856 there were no casualties, but there was tragedy in the aftermath when one of the captains killed himself after being found liable for the damage. The collision between the St Lawrence and Gleaner took place on Monday 21st January […]

A terrible explosion on board the Cunard liner Mauretania whilst it lay in dry dock in 1914 led to the loss of four lives. On 26th January that year the vessel was out of active service and undergoing its annual overhaul. Workmen were fixing blades to turbines in the engine room at about 9.30pm when […]

The mystery of who built the Blue Coat, Liverpool city centre’s oldest building has finally been solved as part of a heritage project being carried out to commemorate the upcoming 300th anniversary. A press release from the media and marketing team released in September 2016 has said the following:- It is Liverpool’s oldest surviving city […]

Although Liverpool has took off a a tourist destination in the last couple of decades,it has always had its attractions for visitors. Back in 1891 the Bass Brewery of Burton on Trent took their employees to the city for their annual excursion. On 14th August that year thirteen special trains were engaged to take 7,000 […]