Originally Posted by Bob Edwards Billy Fury, (Ronald Wycherley) 1940–1983, singer and songwriter, was born on 17th April 1940 at the Smithdown Road Infirmary, (later Sefton General Hospital) Smithdown Road. He was the eldest son of Albert Edward Wycherley, a shoe repairer, and his wife, Sarah Jane (known as Jean), née Homer. He attended St Silas's infant school and then Wellington ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards Robb Wilton whose real name was Robert Smith was born on 28 August 1881 at 34 Tillotson Street, Liverpool, just off Mount Vernon. He was the son of Joseph Smith, a compositor, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Poland, an actress. Despite an education that was intended to prepare him for the engineering trade, he made his stage début at the Theatre Royal, Garston in 1899. He played the villain for over three years but, during scene-changes he would occupy the audience with his amusing Pie-face characterisation. ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards In 1843 a partnership was formed between, two Quakers, Francis May and William Bryant, to establish a Provisions Merchants business in Tooley Street, London. In 1850 they started importing Swedish matches, produced by Carl and Johan Lündström. This partnership was successful, so Francis May and William Bryant decided to merge the partnership with Bryant's company, Bryant and James, which was based in Plymouth. By 1853 Bryant and May were selling over 8 million boxes of matches per year ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards The difference between the soldier coming home from the First War and the soldier returning from the Second World War, was that there was no material damage to the city during the first. Soldiers returning from the Second World War however, came back to a city that was almost unrecognisable to them. It was therefore evident to all that ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards Post War Liverpool The difference between the soldier coming home from the First War and the soldier returning from the Second World War, was that there was no material damage to the city during the first. Soldiers returning from the Second World War however, came back to a city that was almost unrecognisable to them. It was therefore evident to all that the road to recovery for the City of Liverpool would be a long one, it was only from the ...
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