June 2009 Archives
THIS list is a work in progress that I'll keep adding to as time passes and I find other useful links. Each one links to a post containing more detail on each archive and a series of links.
THESE photographs are taken from The Golden Age of Steam, a new book created by journalist Peter Elson and our photographic team here at the Daily Post.
I asked Peter to choose his favourite few images to share with Pool of Life readers...
HAS anyone out there got any memories or tape-recordings of the Crabtrees, one of the most popular folk groups on Merseyside during the 1960s?
If so please contact Derek Marsden who founded the group with the brother and sister, Hal and Joy Crabtree from Wallasey.
Sadly, Hal died a few years ago and Joy now lives in Southend.
But Derek, a retired teacher, and Joy are compiling a CD of Crabtrees' songs, which will be accompanied by a colourful booklet.
The Tunnel Road Picturedrome, Wavertree, Liverpool in the mid-1970s, prior to its demolition. Code: zz270409lookback.jpg
To order this or any other Photo of the Week, call 0151 472 2549, quoting the relevant picture code, or click here to buy online.
PAINT on your nylons and dig out your dancing shoes - Tatton Hall is going back to the 1940s for the weekend.
This nostalgic family event will celebrate the spirit of the Home Front and explore the crucial role Tatton played in the war effort.
Hear the Old Hall grounds rumble with the sounds of military jeeps, armoured cars, civilian vehicles, motorbikes and a fire engine which served in the Blitz. Living history re-enactors in authentic clothing will be sharing tales and talking to visitors about civilian and military life.
The thrilling conclusion will be a skirmish between the Germans and allied forces as the walls of the Old Hall rattle with the rat-a-tat of rifle fire, sten and machine guns.
APOLOGIES for running this post a little late but I just spotted this piece on Mauretania's 70th anniversary that I knew would appeal to maritime history fans...
IT WAS an event to lighten the gloom of not only the people of Merseyside, but across a country hit by the world Depression.
Tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of RMS Mauretania's maiden voyage on June 17, 1939, from Liverpool to New York, commanded by Capt AT Brown.
Video taken on board Mauretania in 1956, taken from the Cruise Line History website
The event gave hope to millions that better times were returning, in spite of the new threat of war.
LAST week I wrote about how 30 Eccleston Street in Prescot has been restored to its former glory.
Lisa from Knowsley Council's press office has sent in a couple of photos of the completed work. Enjoy...
Two wartime women volunteer Liverpool ambulance drivers putting on their newly issued special protective clothing to combat record low temperatures in January 1940. Code: zz130509lookback-1.jpg
To order this or any other Photo of the Week, call 0151 472 2549, quoting the relevant picture code, or click here to buy online.
JULIAN and Cynthia Lennon were in Liverpool last week to launch a new exhibition at the Beatles Story about life with John.
It's a very intimate look at what sharing your husband/father with millions of fans must be like. On one occasion Cynthia was left behind at Euston Station when she was caught up in the crowd and John got the train back to Lime Street without her.
I went to the press conference and was surprised by how candid Julian was prepared to be about the way he felt/feels about his dad.
Here's my interview...
WHAT have Shakespeare, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens, William Blake and Samuel Coleridge all got in common?
Some of their most famous works were inspired by Liverpool, according to local historian Frank Carlyle.
Today (Friday June 9) he will host a special evening at St George's Hall dedicated to the history of Liverpool, its famous literary visitors who have spent time here and how it influenced their work.
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Laura Davis - Laura Davis is the Liverpool Daily Post's Arts Editor and 02 Digital Journalist of the Year 2009, which is in a large part due to this blog. She has a long-standing interest in local history and is keen to learn more about your own memories or discoveries about the history of Liverpool and the surrounding area.
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