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RAILWAY WORKERS PUT PASSENGER SAFETY BEFORE OWN LIVES

June 6, 2015 By Steven Horton

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 […]

DOCTOR BORN IN A NIGHTCLUB

January 23, 2014 By Steven Horton

One of Liverpool’s most famous nightclubs is situated in a building that was the birthplace of a man who became the first Medical Officer for Health, saving thousands of lives with his analysis of where problems occurred. William Henry Duncan was born to Scottish parents at what is now the Blue Angel nightclub in Seel […]

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