Originally Posted by BobEd Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) FTM Tower is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It is 138 metres (452 ft) tall, and was built as a ventilation shaft for St. John's Market; however, it was never used as such owing to a new law passed in the year of completion. It is the second tallest free-standing structure in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom. ...
Originally Posted by BobEd The Mason Family Liverpool is a city of ‘firsts’, in 1227 Liverpool was the first place to conduct a census, the result revealed a population of 804, Liverpool had the first ferry service, the first Lord Mayor and the first Town Hall. In 1884 Liverpool had the first woman ever to practice as a Doctor in the world, open a surgery in Liverpool and in that same year Mrs ...
Originally Posted by BobEd Gambier Terrace in Liverpool is a row of houses situated on a terrace overlooking St. James Mount and Gardens and Liverpool Cathedral it was named after James Gambier. From number 1 to 10 are Grade II* Listed Buildings. They were designed by John Foster. Together with Hope Street and Rodney Street it forms the Rodney Street conservation area. The terrace was ...
Originally Posted by BobEd Still known to many of its customers as George Henry Lee, even to this day this much-loved Liverpool store has a proud heritage, with its genesis in two quite different department stores, George Henry Lee and Bon Marché. George Henry Lee Founded in 1853 by Henry Boswell Lee, George Henry Lee started life as a bonnet warehouse at 12 Basnett Street on ...
Originally Posted by BobEd For over one hundred years the City of Liverpool has had citizens actively involved in Freemasonary, and many Masonic and non-Masonic charities have benefited from donations made by the brethren of the lodges. Passing Hope Street Masonic Hall recently I realised that whilst writing about the many buildings we all know in the city I had omitted to mention, Liverpool Masonic Hall. Much ...
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