Originally Posted by Bob Edwards The Alabama Furtiveness and secrecy surrounded the building one of the most infamous ships ever to be built on Merseyside - which started life under the anonymous tag, Vessel number 290. The ship with no name was constructed at the Birkenhead yard of John Laird and Son, forerunners of the illustrious Cammell Laird shipbuilders. Commissioned ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards Thomas Steers (1672-1750). He is thought to have been born in 1672 in Kent and died in 1750. He was England's first major civil engineer and built many canals, the world's first commercial wet dock, the Old Dock at Liverpool, and a theatre. He designed Salthouse Dock in Liverpool, which was completed by Henry Berry after Steers' death. ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards 13th Earl of Derby Liverpool’s museum is the oldest of the museums and galleries operated by National Museums Liverpool, and is one of the great museums of the British regions. Its story reflects Liverpool’s rise to become one of the world’s great trading cities and an awesome dip in its fortunes during the twentieth century. The ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards Chinese New Year is the most important day in China's calendar and also one of the most colourful celebrations in the UK. As always the event was celebrated in style on Sunday 2nd February in Liverpool's Chinatown. The Chinese New Year celebrations start on the first day of the lunar month and continue until the fifteenth day. It’s the Lunar New Year and the Chinese Year of the Horse. The horse is part of a 12-year-cycle of animals that make up the Chinese zodiac. In the first week visits to friends ...
Originally Posted by Bob Edwards James Humphries Hogan James Humphries Hogan (1883–12 January 1948) was an English stained glass designer with the firm of James Powell and Sons. Also known as Whitefriars Glass, James Powell, were English glassmakers, leadlighters and stained glass window manufacturers. As Whitefriars Glass, the company ...
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