There have been plenty of housing schemes that pleased the planners far more than those who had to live in them and were knocked down after just a few decades. However there was one development which is passed by thousands of motorists every day where the residents were more than happy to see it saved […]
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 […]
LITTLE MOTHER OF LIVERPOOL MEETS MUSSOLINI
A former school in West Derby is named after one of the most influential women Liverpool has ever seen. Margaret Beavan, the unmarried ‘little mother of Liverpool’ who became the city’s first female Lord Mayor in 1928, had an eventful year in office. However she did make a misjudgement of character when she called Mussolini […]
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