Liverpool Blitz, Then & Now
the blitz
Category C, “Refugees from Nazi Oppression”, were renamed “Friendly Enemy Aliens”.. ...
December 22nd 1940 saw the start of the bloodiest 48 hours in the history of Manchester - the Christmas blitz. The events of those two nights are recalled in this news blog written as though they are happening live in real time.
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Historic images show the devastation of the Blitz in Liverpool and how the city has changed today
Malakand and Maturata, Brocklebanks, at Trincomalee, Ceylon Malakand Built 1942, GRT 8030, sold 1966 arr Kaohsiung 13 dec 66 for scrap. Maturata (on...
From the Victorian era to the present day, photographer Andrew Farris shows how the city has evolved.
Located at 53 Lord Street in the Bear’s Paw Building. Managed by James Cottle Limited in 1927. Destroyed in the WW2 by German bombing....
The Sefton Park Palm House is a Grade ll* listed building, the jewel of Sefton Park and an iconic Victorian Glasshouse. The botanical collection has over 200 plants, some of which are extremely rare and one that is extinct in the wild. They are representative of 5 continents. The Palm House is a charity and popular visitor attraction, offering free entertainment and a diverse range of community events. The Palm House is also available for venue hire. Henry Yates Thompson was the eldest son of an important banking family from Liverpool and the great nephew of the founder of Princes Park. In 1896 he gifted £10,000 to the city to fund the construction of the Palm House. During the Blitz of May 1941 the Palm House was badly damaged. It was later rescued by the “Save the Palm House” campaign in 1992. The Palm House has now been open since 1993 and has only flourished since, so head along and check out one of their browser books to learn more about collection or the history. Have a chat with one of their wonderful welcome hosts or volunteers who are on hand to answer any questions you might have. There is now also have a Café the ideal place for a hot drink when out on a walk. Occasionally there are exceptions to opening times which can be checked on the Sefton Park Palm House website.
Here are some of the secrets the city has to offer
Liverpool remembers 166 people who died in an air raid shelter in what Churchill called the "worst civilian" bombing of World War Two.
Bombardment of Ostend by British Monitors, 22nd September 1917. House destroyed next to a Church, 23rd September 1917.
See how London used to be docks, factories and green fields rather than motorways, massive stadiums and endless flats. Slidey things!
Two little girls, one on a bike, in front of a prefab on the Harold Hill estate
A couple stand in the doorway of bomb damaged home. The woman holds a kettle and a radio. 7 June 1942
The Bombed Out Church Garden Bar at the iconic St Luke's church ruins opens it's doors this week, here's what to expect .
