LHS Articles

Liverpool Firsts

1007 – First mention of the River Mersey, in a deed from the reign of Ethelread II, the name is old English from Maere, meaning

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800 Years of History

In 2007, Liverpool was 800 years old! No medieval buildings survive in the city centre but the ancient street pattern is still there. What follows

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Dr Duncan

References by Dr DUNCAN to the Board of Health on the condition of the graveyards. The seven burial ground which bodies are disposed of in

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Shaw Street, Everton

Members and visitors may be interested in some of the buildings and structures in the area surrounding “Hope at Everton”, our regular meeting place since

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The Rathbones

From Welfare to Politics The founder of the family, William (I) was a yeoman farmer in Gawsworth. The worth of his possessions was £25 William

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Prescot Turnpike

With the rapid development of Liverpool from 1700 onwards there was an increasing need for ‘coales’ that could not be met by the existing road

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Liverpool Theatres

Liverpool Playhouse Theatre The Liverpool Playhouse is a theatre in Williamson Square in the city of Liverpool and is the oldest repertory theatre in England

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