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  1. The Dead Letter Office Charles Whitley knocked politely on the...
  2. Moving on up The world’s first train station escalator (or...
  3. A review by the LJMU Student Newspaper, The Looprevil Press Is...
  4. Christmas at the Sailors Home, 1874 “The inmates of this...
  5. Dog Days In July 1855 Birkenhead declared war on stray dogs. It...
  6. Assistance On February 6th, 1857 George Nichols of Bolton Street...
  7. A Subtle Suicide Edge Hill’s Daniel Dunn, a thirty-five-year-old...
  8. "Did you know? In 1913 militant suffragette Edith Rayner planted a bomb at the Liverpool Cotton..."
  9. Graffiti Liverpool’s first ever case of graffiti was brought to...
  10. A Trip Down Memory Lane (via Oxton Road) I recently recieved...
  11. A Pint of the Macabre In 1849 the pregnant Ann Henrichson was...
  12. "Did you know… Britain’s first ever mosque was opened at 8, Brougham Terrace in 1889 by local..."
  13. Seel Street Seel Street has clearly suffered a sizable hardship...
  14. Echo Columns: - 24/01/12 This week’s articles both feature...
  15. Ranelagh Street This view shows Ranelagh Street from the corner ...
  16. James Street The remains of James Street Station lie in ruins to...
  17. "All ye that are weary come in and take rest, Our eggs and our ham they are of the best, Our ale and..."
  18. Echo Columns: -17/01/12 Im very pleased to say that the first...
  19. Executions According to the Liverpool Mercury August 28, 1835,...
  20. The Bigamist’s Comeuppance The carnivalesque events of...
  21. Echo Columns: - 07/02/12The Merseymart’s historical...
  22. Echo Columns: - 31/01/12This week’s Echo Column has just...
  23.  Charles John JoughinWith all this Titanic talk of late I can...
  24. Valentine’s Day, 1875 The writings of a local...
  25. This week both editions feature Chris Hulmes excellent look at a...
  26. "Did you know…Seriously stormy gales battered Liverpool in 1894 causing considerable damage..."
  27. The Little House on Old Hall Street Something you may have...
  28. The View From Dean WaltersNothing particulary historic in this...
  29. Echo Columns: - 21/02/12The Echo this week features just one...
  30. Birkenhead Police, 1911This shot shows a handful of...
  31. On This DayOn February 26th, 1839, the first official Grand...
  32. Echo Column: - 27/02/12The latest column features a murderous...
  33. Mr. and Mrs. Jones John Jones was a managing clerk for Ackers,...
  34. "On August 1, 1839, Thomas Marshall, an infirm old man about seventy years old, was charged with the..."
  35. Echo Column: - 06/03/12This week’s edition discusses an...
  36. This advert is taken from ‘The Scottish Umpire’ for...
  37. "Did you know…Twenty-two bodies were discovered during regeneration works at St...."
  38. A Charred ConcealmentLate in the evening of September...
  39. Echo Column: - 13/03/12The Merseymart edition includes a...
  40. A Dental OddityI was amused to discover this week an...
  41. A Farmer’s PathLate in the evening on June 2, 1835...
  42. Wild HorsesA particularly harrowing equine voyage was taken by...
  43. A Mighty Match In November, 1885 John Helsham, a...
  44. Shooting the Canon On February 27, 1898 the organist of...
  45. Echo Column: - 20/03/12The week the Merseymart features an...
  46. Echo Column: - 27/03/12Advertising has squeezed us down this...
  47. Mad DogA random attack, but one which would bring about the...
  48. One Last StepOn January 12, 1897 Elizabeth Moyes, a...
  49. Brutal in the ExtremeRobert Blanchard, a labourer from St...
  50. Under the BridgeAn inquest into the death of Thomas Ball was...
  51. The Poisoned SoupA report printed on August 12, 1864 described...
  52. Cabbage PickersAn elderly woman by the name of Mary Morris was...
  53. A Practical Joker At the County Sessions House in Islington on...
  54. Rajah the Elephant Liverpool’s own zoological gardens, built on...
  55. Over-inhalation The year was 1875 and Samuel Healey, a young...
  56. Leaving PresentsThe April of 1881 saw butler John Harris hand...
  57. Buried AliveOn the tepid Tuesday evening of June 12, 1860...
  58. "Did you know… on March 17, 1843 a great earthquake shook the streets of Liverpool. Mr Highton,..."
  59. CatsIn 1846 an utterly ghastly report appalled local readers in...
  60. "Did you know….The badly decomposed body of a woman was found floating off the shore of..."
  61. A great view of Hamilton Square taken sometime before the layout...
  62. The Bull RunAn exceptionally bizarre incident took place right...
  63. A Callous DeliveryIn the early part of the nineteenth century a...
  64. "Did you know…in 1875 the death of seventy-three-year-old Jane Clayton was officially declared..."
  65. The Rainhill LunaticBy the turn of the last century...
  66. "Did you know….in 1894 eight-year-old Florence Allan of Garston was out for some fresh air...."
  67. sculptor-of-flesh:Since I keep going on about my flatmate’s...
  68. In Search of Employment In the closing days of January 1893...
  69. "Did you know… In 1891 children screamed in terror as lightning blazed down upon St Saviour’s..."
  70. The Saving of Mrs Peacock On January 22, 1848 the elderly Mrs...
  71. Benefit Fraud On March 19, 1886 Ellen Leary headed on down to...
  72. "Did you know… Sawyer John Jones died on August 9, 1859 from injuries he received at his..."
  73. The Falling Barrel On the Friday afternoon of August 10, 1832,...
  74. A Roby ExcursionAn inquest held at the Stanley Arms in Roby...
  75. The Fast Young GentsThe residents of Huyton were becoming...
  76. A Naked WagerA most out of the ordinary occurrence took place...
  77. The Philharmonic Dining Rooms on the corner of Hope Street is...
  78. A Suspicious SonOn the evening of April 28, 1870, James...
  79. Coppers in the DockThe Saturday afternoon of March 30, 1850...
  80.  A Grand ReturnThe exhilarating afternoon of March 26, 1874 saw...
  81. Did you know…the pizza bar of Tribeca in Berry Street was...
  82. A Fiery FelineOn October 22, 1896 Sarah Dawber was busy in the...
  83. This great shot shows of the stunning architecture of...
  84. The Upper Horseshoe GalleryHere is are some rare views of the...
  85. The Diehard MarketersToday Queen Square is a popular point for...
  86. www.liverpoolcitypolice.co.uk This is a really cool site with...
  87. An Express Suicide On January 15, 1883, an inquest was held...
  88. The Prenton Lane Maniac In Woodchurch’s Prenton Lane there once...
  89. Liverpool’s Own Piece of Notre DameLiverpool John Moores...
  90. MisrecognitionThe Thursday afternoon of January 12, 1905...
  91. Did you know…the new Seel Street ‘emporium of world...
  92. The Constable KillerThe popular passageways around Hanover...
  93. The Bold Street DummyThese days the tasty noodle bar that is...
  94. The Merseysider You may have noticed something unusual sitting...
  95. A Slippery LedgeOn Sunday August 2, 1908, window cleaner Robert...
  96. The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral A selection of historic images
  97. Did you know…. An unusual assassin-like occurrence took...
  98. Changes at CentralSome brilliant footage from Merseyrail...
  99. Cooper’s of Church StreetDoes anyone have any memories of...
  100. Lord Street back in 1908. Very different nowadays
  101. A Careful PhotographerDuring the early hours of Saturday,...
  102. Did you know… In 1894, the grand house at 59 Rodney...
  103. In GearThrough a painfully ironic twist of fate forty-year-old...
  104. 38 Hatton GardenCheck this one out. A very rare shot of Mr....
  105. The Cat of Cumberland StreetAt about half-past nine on the...
  106. Georgian parishioners of St Peter’s had more than the...
  107. Did you know…The Wetherspoon pub ‘The Welkin’...
  108. A Bit on the Side It had only been a year since...
  109. The Echo Archive Just been for a tour of the Echo’s...
  110. A Remarkable CaptureOne morning in September 1877, an...
  111. Love History? You’ll love this As I’m sure all...
  112. A Feathered Thief In May 1837, a gardener was given the task of...
  113. The Porter’s PathPorter Jason Callaghan met his maker...
  114. Tunnel Vision Deep Beneath Edge HillHere on Merseyside we have...
  115. The Hardcore PartierNineteen-year-old Ellen Roberts had set off...
  116. The SwingboatJust over a century ago a small fun ground based...
  117. Did you know?On July 25, 1823 it was reported that John Mullany and Augustus Lamborg were both...
  118. A Jeweller’s JumpThe fresh winter morning of January 13,...
  119. The Slip of a RopeIn November 1816, a most miserable accident...
  120. The Wrong BabyIn the early years of the twentieth century many...
  121. The Lucky NumbersIn 1834 it was thought Lady Luck had paid a...
  122. Snapshot ShopperI’ve been working on a new project this...
  123. Court Room MayhemOn the night of February 2, 1891 Police...
  124. I was recently contacted by reader Alan Clay who wished to share...
  125. Flannel trousers anyone? Only 6/11 at the Grand Clothing Hall in...
  126. AbomahIn January, 1912, you could have popped along to Reynolds...
  127. London RoadHere we see London Road in the early years of the...
  128. Memories of Liverpool 8 (Volume II)There is no doubt that here...
  129. This great magic lantern slide shows the superb entrance to...
  130. Disorder in the CourtThe city’s County Magistrate court...
  131. As of October 15, 2012, this Tumblr page shall no longer be...