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The Grave of William Ratcliffe VC
Wednesday 14th June 2017 marked one hundred years to the day since William Ratcliffe carried out an act of bravery for which he received the Victoria Cross. To mark the centenary a commemorative stone was unveiled at the Church of Our Lady & St Nicholas in...
Chinese Labour Corps Graves
In April 2017 a was launched to raise awareness of the role played by Chinese workers during the First World War. The eighteen month project aims to leave a lasting legacy of remembrance for an estimated 100,000 Chinese Labour Corps who assisted British forces on the...
Billy Scott – Everton’s 1st Cup Winning keeper
Billy Scott, who kept goal for Everton when they won the FA Cup for the first time in 1906, has recently had his grave rededicated in Anfield Cemetery. Born in Belfast in 1882, Billy won the Irish League and Irish Cup with Linfield before joining Everton in 1904. An...
The Grave of Alderman Thomas Menlove
One of Liverpool's most famous addresses is 251 Menlove Avenue, the childhood home of John Lennon. The boulevard on which he grew up was developed in the 1920s and named after a local councillor who had died the previous decade and was buried in Holy Trinity Church,...
Jewish Cemeteries in Liverpool
Over the years there are believed to have been nine Jewish cemeteries in Liverpool. Currently only two are open to new burials and of the others, some are in a poor state and others no longer there at all. The Liverpool Jewish Archives are held by the Liverpool Record...
Cemeteries at Easter
At Easter cemetery visits often take place for the first time of the year by people going to their loved ones graves. As a Spring holiday, it can be the perfect opportunity to visit the cemetery or churchyard to tend to the graves which have been neglected during...