by Sarsfield Blog | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
William Roscoe was a man of many talents and interests, but he is known particularly for being a historian and abolitionist. He was the son of a market gardener who also owned a public house, the Bowling Green, in Mount Pleasant – then a semi-rural location on the...
by Sarsfield Blog | Feb 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Pioneer of the nursing profession Agnes was born into a wealthy family in Cambridge in 1832, but moved to Fahan, Co Donegal in Ireland while very young. Her father was in the army and the family travelled a great deal as he was posted overseas. Agnes herself was very...
by Sarsfield Blog | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
“The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropist” 17 April 1870 – 3 February 1911 Robert Tressell the author of the famous book, The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, was born Robert Croker in Ireland, an illegitimate child whose father nonetheless acknowledged him....
by Sarsfield Blog | Feb 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
St James Cemetery, nestling alongside Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, is a little haven of peace and tranquillity away from the urban bustle. But this oasis of calm hides a long history of life and death in the city. From the sixteenth century, the land was used as a...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jan 26, 2015 | Blogs
‘Saint of the Slums’ – 1786 – 1860 Liverpool’s ‘Saint of the Slums’, as she was later dubbed, was born Catherine Seward in Londonderry, 1786. She came to Liverpool in 1795 with her mother, having lost her father and sister in a shipwreck, and was apprenticed in a...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jan 19, 2015 | Blogs
Born in Carmarthen on 24 February 1845, Alfred Jones began his career in shipping at an early age. He was apprenticed at twelve to the African Steamship Company in Liverpool and spent numerous years rising through the business, reaching the role of manager by the time...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
We all want to honour the memory of our loved ones after they have passed away. We know our clients spend lots of time and put a great deal of thought into choosing the perfect memorial, one which rightfully shows the world what their deceased friend or relative means...
by Ursula Sarsfield | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
We just want to say a huge thank you to all our families that have been in contact with us over the last 12 months we feel honored to be your chosen Monumental Mason. We understand how difficult a bereavement is and how it effects everyone in the family, we hope the...
by Sarsfield Blog | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
39 men die as the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board cutter strikes a mine In 1917, World War I continued to rage all over Europe and beyond. It was the year that America entered the war, Russian revolution and a year which saw the Germans continue their attempts to force...
by Sarsfield Blog | Oct 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Respected Liverpool MP and one of the world’s first railway casualties William Huskisson was a renowned British statesman and MP of several constituencies, including Liverpool from 1823 until his death in 1830. Enormously well-respected in Liverpool and beyond, he was...
