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Liverpool at War - The Blitz

1/2/2015

During WWII, Liverpool suffered a number of devastating bombings on the city, in fact it was the most bombed city outside of LOndon during the war due to it being a major port at the time.

A photo of Liverpool and the devastation looking from the Queen Victoria Statue down Lord Street, May 1941.

Here is the official account of the Chief Constables Report, showing the time and date of Air Raid, type of bomb, location, and damage.

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Liverpool and the Queen's Coronation

2/6/2014

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In 1953, the City of Liverpool like many cities, towns and villages across the country was caught up in the excitement of a new heir to the throne, H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

The Liverpool Echo newspaper had a full front page dedicated to the Queen which was printed on the 2nd June 1953. The Cities fathers had also pushed the boat out (as they say) to celebrate, and lined the streets with butting and flags, and the people of Liverpool also joined in the celebration with street parties, decorating there own street and getting all the children involved.

Liverpool Library teamed up with the Education committee to organize a competition, which was held in all of Liverpool primary schools.

The competition was for the school children to write a poem or an essay about the Queen.

As you can image the teachers set this as the childrens homework and encourage the children to get involved. One such pupil at Joseph Williamson School, completed his homework and handed it in to the teacher.

The pupil was Paul McCartney aged 10 years old, unknown to the young Paul and his family, his teacher sent his essay into the library competition and it won the under 11 category. Paul was awarded a book token for his efforts.

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The Titanic and her links to Liverpool

24/2/2014

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15th April 1912, was the date the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank. The sinking of the Titanic touched people from all around the world inspiring many to write books, films, musical about the ship, as well as opening museums and hotels in tribute.

The ship was built in Belfast and set off on her maiden and fatal voyage from the city of Southampton.
This article looks into the history of the great ship Titanic, and the connections she had to the City of Liverpool.

We start with the company the White Star Line.

Founded in Liverpool by Thomas Henry Ismay, i was the White Star Line that commissioned the building of the Titanic, the company based in Liverpool had the ship registered in the city. The staff at the White Star Line building famously stood on the balancy on the far left of the photograph to deliver the news to the crowds gathered in the street below.

Today the White Star Building is a boutique Titanic themed hotel, '30 James Street'.

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