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RAILWAY WORKERS PUT PASSENGER SAFETY BEFORE OWN LIVES

June 6, 2015 By Steven Horton

RAILWAY WORKERS PUT PASSENGER SAFETY BEFORE OWN LIVES

A plaque on platform one of Lime Street Station commemorates two railway workers fromthe Edge Hill depot who died following an accident, having first ensured the safety of all passengers. On 20th May 1937  sixty year old Joseph Ball was driving the 1040 Euston to Liverpool express train, accompanied by fireman Cormack Higgins.  Just a […]

BRAZIL’S EMPEROR COMES TO LIVERPOOL

June 10, 2014 By Steven Horton

BRAZIL’S EMPEROR COMES TO LIVERPOOL

With the World Cup about to start in Brazil, that country’s influence in Liverpool is more prevalent than ever before. There are two Brazilian players at Liverpool FC, restaurants such as Fazienda Rodizio, Bem Brasil and Viva Brasil in the city centre, while the annual Brazilica festival is the UK’s biggest Samba carnival. It is […]

GLORIOUS PAST OF FUTURIST

January 16, 2014 By Steven Horton

GLORIOUS PAST OF FUTURIST

One of the buildings most desperately in need of renovation in Liverpool city centre is the old Futurist cinema in Lime Street, which has been derelict since the 1980s after being one of the top entertainment venues in town. The cinema was the first in Liverpool city centre, opening its doors on 16th September 1912 […]

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