by Steven Horton | Feb 6, 2017 | Blogs
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...
by Steven Horton | Jan 30, 2017 | Blogs
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...
by Steven Horton | Jan 26, 2017 | Blogs
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...
by Steven Horton | Jan 10, 2017 | Blogs
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...
by Steven Horton | Dec 24, 2016 | Blogs
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...
by Steven Horton | Dec 13, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Dec 8, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
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...
by Steven Horton | Nov 23, 2016 | Blogs
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...
by Steven Horton | Nov 16, 2016 | Blogs
After several years gathering dust the Blacklers Santa, once a Liverpool Christmas institution, was put on display again this week at the Museum of Liverpool. The five metres high Blacklers Santa was created by artist Peter Blazey in 1957 and was displayed every...
by Steven Horton | Nov 8, 2016 | Blogs
If you are purchasing a grave or erecting/renovating a headstone at any Liverpool City council operated cemetery, there are a range of fees that are applicable and they vary according to whether or not you are a resident of the city. As at 1st November 2016, it costs...
