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Liverpool Picturebook

A site dedicated to photographs and History of old Liverpool

  1. Lights Out - Commemorating the First World War

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Edwards View Post


    On 4th August 1914 at 11pm Britain declared war on Germany and the British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey made the famous remark:

    “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time”.

    Everyone in the UK is invited to take part in 'Lights Out' by turning off their lights from 10pm to 11pm on Monday 4 August, leaving
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