by Sarsfield Blog | Aug 4, 2014 | Blogs
The Sinking of RMS Lusitania, a Disaster for Liverpool As we arrive at the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War (1914-1918), our blogs for the next few weeks focuses on some of the defining moments for Liverpool during those terrible years. With Liverpool’s...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jul 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Memorial to a surgeon who played a leading role in the foundation of the University of Liverpool Sir William was the son of a lawyer, born in 1842 and educated in Edinburgh. He showed great promise in his early career in medicine and later spent some time in Paraguay,...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jun 30, 2014 | Blogs
A Tale of Romance and Tragedy: A Popular Actress and her RAF husband Mary Lawson was a highly popular and sought-after stage and screen actress in the 1920s and 30s. From working class roots from County Durham, she made her first appearance singing for wounded...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jun 23, 2014 | Blogs
Memorial to a well-travelled man who lost his life in the Titanic disaster Alfred G Rowe was born in Peru, one of John James and Agnes Rowe’s seven children. His father was a successful merchant involved in trading and shipping between Liverpool and Chile. Alfred was...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jun 16, 2014 | Blogs
12 May 1879 – 16 October 1946 Percy Bates was the second son of Edward Percy Bates and grandson of Sir Edward Bates, 1st Baronet and a Conservative Member of Parliament. He dedicated much of his life to ship-building and in his role as Chairman of the Cunard-White...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jun 9, 2014 | Blogs
2 August 1858 – 13 August 1935 William Watson was the youngest of three sons of a master grocer. Born in Burley, Yorkshire, he moved to Liverpool with his family at an early age and grew up there. His early interest was in Romantic poetry but his first volume met with...
by Sarsfield Blog | May 27, 2014 | Blogs
1852 – 1932, Widnes Scientist, Industrialist and Public Figure Sir Henry Wade Deacon was a son of Henry Deacon, a major industrialist and one of the first entrepreneurs to establish chemical works in Widnes. Henry Deacon counted Michael Faraday, one of the most...
by Sarsfield Blog | May 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
English Sculptor born in Liverpool The legacy of George Herbert Tyson Smith can be seen throughout the Liverpool and Merseyside area. Born in Liverpool in 1883, he was first apprenticed to a stonemason, then studied at Liverpool University and the Liverpool College of...
by Sarsfield Blog | May 13, 2014 | Blogs
If you’ve ever passed the former Church of St Andrew (now student accommodation) in Rodney Street, Liverpool, you may have seen the unusual pyramid-shaped memorial in the grounds. It’s commonly thought that monuments of this shape were chosen by people to prevent the...
by Sarsfield Blog | Apr 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Shot dead during Liverpool’s general transport strike, 1911 In 1911, Britain was in economic decline. Workers’ wages had dropped, the cost of living rose steeply and living conditions were poor. Sailors and firemen in Southampton began the strike, and action...
