Rich & Poor in Victorian Liverpool
The Martins Bank Archives
The Maritime Art of Kenneth Shoesmith
The History of The Liverpool Tidal Institute
Canning Half-Tide Dock
Probably taken in the late 1880s/early 1890s, this evocative photograph shows the Canning Half-Tide Dock when it was still the era of the sailing ship. In the background is the Custom House, built in 1839 on the site of Liverpool’s historic Old Dock. To the right, and dating from 1878, is the Albert Dock complex’s […]
Japanese Tea Rooms, 8 Clayton Square
Taken on 14th February 1908, this photograph shows part of Houghton Street at its junction with Clayton Square. Left to right is No.7, the Clayton Commercial Hotel and Tea Rooms; No. 8 with the display of bamboo furniture outside was the Clayton Brothers (tea merchants) Japanese Tea Rooms, reflecting the west’s fascination with all things […]
St James Cemetery
This historic photograph was taken on 25th April 1936, no doubt to mark the fact that Liverpool Corporation had finally decided to close the cemetery with the last burial taking place in July that year; opened in 1829, its final recorded tally was 57,839 internments. It then became a public garden and remained relatively untouched […]
Hanover Street at its junction with College Lane
Hardly recognisable now, this scene at the junction of Hanover Street and College Lane was taken by a photographer from the City Engineer and Surveyor’s Department on 27th July 1958. To the left the street snakes down towards Duke Street, Canning Place and Wapping. To the right, College Lane leads to Paradise Street. The majority […]
History Society Group Walking Tours have re-opened for enquiries
Requests for Covid guideline compliant Walks are now being accepted and new enquiries from private groups are welcome at grouptours@liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk. To understand more about our Group Walking Tours, please click here.
Beyond Compare: A History of the Walton Centre
By Chris Jones ISBN: 978-1-5272-5228-8; 2019 Paperback; 258 pages Available as a paperback book direct from Chris Jones (email: waltonhistory2020@gmail.com) or as a Kindle book on amazon.co.uk Reviewed by Yvonne Allen [Dr Yvonne Allen was a lecturer in neuroscience at the University of Liverpool and, for many years, was seconded as Executive Secretary to the […]