The Grand National steeplechase was first run at Aintree in 1839 and except for the war years and the void race of 1993, has taken place there ever since. The first winner of the Grand National was Lottery, ridden by Jem Mason. He was unable to repeat the success the...

Everton are the older of Merseyside's two professional football clubs, so it is not surprising there are a number of graves of former players and managers in local cemeteries. However there are also plenty of others buried in cemeteries and churchyards both in Britain...

Liverpool City Council announced on 15th March 2017 that within a year there will be no more room for Muslim burials in the city's cemeteries. As such, a new section in Allerton Cemetery is to be developed specifically for those of the Islamic faith. Once the work is...

Over the past year, the Liverpool FC Graves Society has been formed and is trying to locate as many graves of former Liverpool FC players and managers as possible. The whereabouts of many was already known but a number of others have been uncovered. Many of those are...

At the beginning of February 2017 it was confirmed that a Singapore based hotel developer was purchasing Municipal Buildings, Liverpool City Council's administrative headquarters since the 1860s. The buildings were the last major works of Borough Surveyor John...

Book shaped headstones are a popular choice of memorial for those who may want something that differs from the conventional rectangular design.    The book can signify a number of things. It may be a document of the deceased’s life, listing their date of birth and...