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GHASTLY DISCOVERY AT JAMES STREET

June 25, 2015 By Steven Horton

A busy station on the Merseyrail underground network was the scene of a tragedy near the end of the 19th century when a man was run over by a train and his body not discovered for several hours. James Street opened in 1886, the terminus of the Liverpool to Birkenhead railway. Along with Hamilton Square […]

CONSERVATIVE CLUB ANNEXED

September 24, 2014 By Steven Horton

CONSERVATIVE CLUB ANNEXED

Re-opening next year as a hotel the Municipal Annexe, where many of the Militants policies were implemented in the 1980s, was once the headquarters of the Liverpool Conservatives. They hosted many events attended by senior politicians long before those of a different ideology gained a foothold in the building. The foundation stone for the Conservative […]

MUNICIPAL DAMAGE

July 14, 2014 By Steven Horton

MUNICIPAL DAMAGE

Liverpool City Council’s Municipal Building in Dale Street suffered some bomb damage in World War II, leading to the rear wall having to be rebuilt. Some 80 years earlier, a wall of the building was damaged on a much smaller scale, leading to a youth ending up in court. Designed by the Corporation Surveyor John […]

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