Originally Posted by BobEd The first recorded town hall in Liverpool was in 1515 and it was probably a thatched building. It was replaced in 1673 by a building slightly to the south of the present town hall. This town hall stood on "pillars and arches of hewen stone" and under it was the exchange for merchants and traders to carry out their business. Building of the ...
Originally Posted by BobEd The arrival of the Tall Ships in Liverpool last weekend prompted me to reflect on the history of the Port of Liverpool and in particular its docks. The sailing ships reminded me what it must have been like all those years ago when these vessels first sailed the Mersey bringing in and taking cargos all over the world. The historic ...
Originally Posted by BobEd Tate And Lyle Liverpool John Wright & Co had a sugar refinery in Liverpool from about 1809. In 1859, Henry Tate, a successful grocer in Liverpool joined them as a partner. Henry Tate realised that a more efficient production on a much larger scale was needed if British sugar refining was to survive European competition. He set up his own refinery in 1862 and expanded this business by moving to Love Lane in 1872. Future expansion was achieved by buying out major competitors, ...
Originally Posted by BobEd For more than 250 years horses were used to move goods to and from Liverpool docks and businesses. At their peak more than 20,000 horses worked on the streets of Liverpool, more than in any other city outside London. During the Second World War the Liverpool Carter's and their horses maintained the vital link between the docks and the city, keeping food and raw materials moving during the most difficult of times. ...
Originally Posted by johnreppion On the Banks of the River Jordan - Swan River Press Haunted Histories #7 HALF PRICE £2.50 / On Sale Purchase from moorereppion.bigcartel.com On the Banks of the River Jordan (a psychogeographical metafiction) Written by John Reppion Cover by Meggan Kehrli Haunted History Series #7 Postscript Printings: March 2010 (150 copies) Style: A5, staple-bound ...