Liverpool Hidden History @LpoolHiddenHist
Facts & tales from Steven Horton concerning the history of & many extraordinary people and events (famous & not so famous) from the wonderful city of Liverpool. liverpoolhiddenhistory.co.uk Liverpool, UK. Joined May 2020-
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5/8/1811 Rev Thomas Spencer of the Newington Chapel in Renshaw Street, drowned at Dingle. The 30 year old was described in local press as having ‘pulpit talents so far above his years and a power of attaching the audience in a manner that will never be forgotten'
OTD 1956 at Speke airport 100k watched in horror as Leo Valentin, a birdman dubbed "the Most Daring Man in the World", mistimed his jump from a twin engine Dakota plane, clipping the corner of one of his balsa wood wings with the hatch & falling 8,000 feet to his death.
The foundation stone that is just inside the former home for destitute children on Myrtle Street.
This sundial is within the beer garden at Allerton Hall, dates from mid 18ht Century.
Joseph Green was 55 when killed by a boiler explosion in 1843. His gravestone (at St James' Cemetery #liverpool) includes a memento mori verse which were less common by the mid-19th century #gravestone #mementomori
14/3/1910 Prof James Campbell Brown died. Born Aberdeen 1843, he came to Lpool 1867 as lecturer at Royal Infirmary School of Medicine for experimental toxicology. When University College Liverpool was formed in the 1890s he was Prof of Chemistry. Buried at All Saints, Childwall.
I created a #map of all mentioned countries on the surviving memorials at St James' Cemetery #liverpool. Also were mentions of the Patagonia Islands, St Helena, Bermuda, and Antigua (not visible), 42 deaths at sea, and 4 of "Africa" in general. #cemetery #memorials
3/3/1884 Catherine Flanagan and Margaret Higgins, 2 sisters from Vauxhall, were hanged after poisoning four members of their family as part of life assurance fraud. liverpoolmurders.blogspot.com/2011/05/vauxha…
27/2/1967 American rock n roll singer Chuck Berry played at The Cavern. Spencer Leigh, in his book The Cavern Club, The Beatles and the Rise of Merseybeat writes that Chuck was not happy about having the crowd so close to him so makeshift bars were put across the stage.
24/2/1883 at Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth England beat Ireland 7-0 in the 1st football international to take place in the city. Liverpool is the only city outside London where 3 venues that hosted the England national side are still in existence.
22/2/1861 The Scheah Gehald arrived in Liverpool from Egypt with a crew that had endured filthy conditions. William Dooley, a doctor at the Southern Hospital, was one of four locals who died from a fever developed having come into contact with those on board. Grave in Toxteth Cem
20/2/1927 George Harding, one of the last surviving Crimean War veterans, died at the age of 95 at his home, Grange Lodge in Grange Lane Gateacre. He was present at the bombardment of Sebastapol & awarded Turkish & Crimea medals. He later became manager of Broadgreen gas works.
20/2/1920 Edward Russell, Baron Russell died. He was editor of the Daily Post from 1869 until his death aged 85 in 1920, overseeing its rise into one of the country's top regional dailies. He also sat briefly as Liberal MP for a Glasgow Bridgeton. He lived 6 Abercromby Square.
Sir John Utting, after whom Utting Avenue is named, died 17/02/1927 of pneumonia. Utting was a medical practitioner in Anfield and was elected to the city council as Conservative member for Kirkdale in 1899, serving on port sanitary committee. He was Mayor of Liverpool 1917-18
16/2/1895 in Saltney St, Kirkdale Peter Flynn battered wife Margaret for spending shopping money on drink. She died of Injuries that were result of repeated sustained assaults over time. Found guilty of manslaughter judge Ld Russell said he was provoked and jailed him for 6 years
Composer John McCabe died five years ago, 13th February 2015. McCabe's early childhood was at 31 Rupert Road, Huyton, and he was a pupil of the Liverpool Institute. By the age of thirteen, he had composed eleven symphonies. theguardian.com/music/2015/feb…
10/2/1844 crowds queued to pay a shilling to see 6 year old Charles S Stratton, better known as General Tom Thumb, at the Portico Hall in Newington. It was his first public appearance in Britain, the Lpool Mail billing him as "the smallest person who ever walked alone."
The only CWGC grave from World War 2 at St Michaels Church, Garston is that of Sergeant James Batty, observer with the Royal Air Force. one of seven crew killed 8th February 1941 when a Wellington MkII crashed in Nottinghamshire. He lived at 381 Brodie Avenue with his wife Nancie
Will Cuff, Everton secretary-manager 1901-18 & chairman 1921-38, died 6/2/1949. Cuff led Everton to the FA Cup in 1906 and league title in 1915. At the time of his death he was President of the Football League. Buried Anfield Cemetery, his grave was rededicated 7 years ago
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Who frightens you more, the people still insisting that Johnson is doing a good job or Johnson himself? Discuss
Apologies if you are just about to sit down for tea, but here's a cormorant battling and devouring an eel in Princes Dock earlier.....
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@angiesliverpool The scene in Boys From The Blackstuff when he kicked the sofa in anger, heard coins rattle and further investigation uncovered a £5 note! Cue a bag of chips, half a bottle of scotch and a brief respite from all his troubles!
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It is often repeated that this gravestone in St James's Gardens gave Charles Dickens the idea for the name Oliver Twist. But the orphan named here died 25 years after Oliver was introduced to the world
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Presently for sale on Ebay, c1900 Lime Street but look at the size of that ladder on the left!
A bright and bracing #Liverpool morning...
Victorian lady cyclist kicks ass... in scientific fashion 😂
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I’d like to thank everyone for the supportive messages and well wishes. I’m confident I’ll be back on the field soon 💪
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