The Carnarvon Castle pub in Liverpool’s Tarleton Street was the scene of a dreadful suicide in 1894 when a man shot himself in front of horrified drinkers. On the afternoon of 26th September 1894 a 22 year old man named Charles Wood, who lodged in Oxford Street, went into the Carnarvon Castle. After ordering refreshment […]
Boys Drown in River Ribble Tragedy
A notable memorial seen on the left when entering Anfield cemetery from Priory Road is that of a boy who drowned in the River Ribble in 1892. Edward John Jones was a sixteen year old scholar at St Johns College in Grimsargh near Preston. He was the son of an architect and the family home […]
THE LOSS OF THE ELIZABETH BUCKHAM
A tragedy occurred on 26th November 1866 when the Elizabeth Buckham and her cargo was lost in Liverpool Bay, leading to the deaths of all on board as well as two people on the shore. The Elizabeth Buckham was built in Whitehaven in 1837 and weighed 242 tons. Initially she sailed between England and Australia, […]
JOHN WEIGHTMAN – LIVERPOOL’S GRAND ARCHITECT
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 […]
THE GARONNE DISASTER OF 1868
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 […]
SUICIDE OF A SEA CAPTAIN
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 […]
THE MAURETANIA EXPLOSION OF 1914
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 […]
BLUE COAT MYSTERY SOLVED
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 […]
BURTON BREWERY’S LIVERPOOL EXCURSION
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 […]
ATHLETICS AT THE STANLEY ARMS
The Stanley Arms pub in Roby was once the venue for an athletics day held for staff of the London & North Western Railway Company who lived and worked in the Liverpool area. The event took place on 16th June 1866 on a field next to the pub, with the landlord providing all refreshments and […]
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