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The Founder of Ogdens Tobacco
The site of the former Ogdens tobacco factory in Everton is currently being converted into over one hundred homes. Only the listed clock tower, which will be converted into apartments, survives of a factory that employed over two thousand at its peak. Ogdens was...
Family Grave Ownership is Not Automatic
Over the Christmas period a story appeared in the national newspapers concerning Liverpool born actress Kim Cattrall’s name appearing on a family headstone in a churchyard in the city. Other family members were not happy about it and the situation demonstrates how...
Christmas Cemetery Visits in Finland
Christmas is a time when people may make an extra effort to visit the graves of loved ones. There is probably no place more so than Finland, where Christmas cemetery visits take on huge significance. It is tradition in Finland that everybody tries to get home for...
The Grave of Alex Raisbeck
Alex Raisbeck, Liverpool Football Club's first title winning captain, has had a new headstone placed on his long forgotten grave. Born in Stirlingshire in 1879, Alex Raisbeck played for Larkhill and Hibernian before joining Liverpool for £350 in the summer of 1898....
A History of Ford Cemetery
Liverpool Roman Catholic Cemetery, more commonly known as Ford Cemetery, is situated at Ford near Litherland to the north east of the city. Administered by the Archdiocese of Liverpool, its regulations differ than those which apply to cemeteries in Liverpool and...
Christmas Grave Tending
Christmas is a time when relatives often seek to visit graves of loved ones, ensuring they are not forgotten at such a special time of year. Sometimes cemetery visits for Christmas grave tending may not be practical for weather, geographical or health reasons, or...