by Steven Horton | Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
At Easter cemetery visits often take place for the first time of the year by people going to their loved ones graves. As a Spring holiday, it can be the perfect opportunity to visit the cemetery or churchyard to tend to the graves which have been neglected during...
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 | Oct 26, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Prescot Cemetery, which is situated in Manchester Road and a short walk of Prescot town centre, is administered by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, one of six local authorities in the Liverpool city region. The cemetery opened in 1923 when the graveyard at St...
by Steven Horton | Oct 10, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Toxteth Park Cemetery which is situated off Smithdown Road is one of six administered by Liverpool City Council. The cemetery was opened in 1856 by the Toxteth Burial Board, who had bought the land for £15,000 and spent a further £11,000 preparing it. In today’s...
by Steven Horton | Sep 21, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
West Derby Cemetery, situated in the Croxteth district of Liverpool is administered by Liverpool city council. Towards the end of the 1870s it was becoming apparent that neighbouring burial boards would no longer be able to accommodate interments for the residents of...
