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SUICIDE INQUEST AT WAVERTREE’S OLDEST PUB

February 10, 2015 By Steven Horton

The Coffee House is probably the oldest pub in Wavertree, having been listed in the Ale House Recognizances as early as 1777. A key meeting place, it was the scene in 1883 of an inquest following a local tragedy when a man committed suicide on Dunbabin Road. The pub was a popular day out from […]

ESCAPING THE BRIDEWELL

June 27, 2014 By Steven Horton

ESCAPING THE BRIDEWELL

The old Main Bridewell (opened 1859) is currently undergoing conversion to desirable student accommodation, but its past use meant that the occupants wanted to be there for as little time as possible and there were several daring escapes in days gone by. There was considerable embarrassment in 1865 when three men got out on a […]

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